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SKA ISLE CITY, CAPE MAY COUMTY, M. I., PHIDAY, FEBEUABY 9,

NTIMBER THIRTEEN

stay Surrounds oodbmc Death r Bwride i» the the r Authorities Axe Trriw to t: Mhrht be Either

Call EUis Parker

r or ouleMe? TtsAt Is the

* the Coroner's Jury

o onever at an tnqucat In the f Justice Levlr. Woodbine, on , ia the death of WUIiatt a Woodbine reel dent. The was an “open verdict" which _jat it ml*ht hare been either, further inquest can Uter be John Gifford, an aged Civil ..eran, who lieee two —

of Woodbine, went to

8unda> to eee hie eoa. Wllo lived alone in a hotue on avenue, he was greeted with dead body which lay on the a second story bedroom of i. fully clothed, and with a wad In the chest and In the

SEA ISLE CITY HWAlfKKR WILL HAVE PROMINENT SPEAKER Secretary Phfladdnhia Chamber Will Address Members at Meetiag Tuesday C. W. Summerfleld. Secretary of the Philadelphia Chamber of ComwU>. addrees the Sea Isle City Chambv.- nr Commerce at the regular meeting of the Chamber in the City Hall next Tueeday night. February ISth. The subject of Mr. Sumi alk will be ‘ The Benefit Civic Organisations to a Town." President Boeder has aanoui that everyone Interested In Sea Isle City Is Invited to attend this meeting and hear this able speaker. Two hundred letters were mailed out by ry Ludlam this week, solicitmberahlpa in the Chamber, and also combining an Invitation to next Tuesday's meeting, whether a

member or not.

Some Interesting committee reports are expected and refreshments will be served after the meeting.

Freeholders Endorse Bridge Ceuntv Sol—i Pam Resolution Favoring Pomace of Law for Beedev’a

Point Bridge

Want New Woodbine Road

wai Add Unit to Gas Utility Ordinance Pasted by the Sea lair City unusionen on Wednesday: Gi City Dunlicate Gas Set

tied It. the chest first, as y performed by County Dr. Julius Way. of Court revealed the tact that there iment of the heart two ■ to the right of where Sally should have been, so the the heart instead of

m It would have been for the man to have fired a hot Into his brain. But If I wound was inflicted first, ■at have been instantaw g to Dr. Way. and the

t oas of murder,

ban —Id ‘hat Ellis Pa I known Burlington County

j. win work with the Bute In solving the myatery aur-

the death Harry Lore, tire, of Bridgeton. Will a»-

A large delegation of taxpayers of| Cape May County attended . H-i Ing oi the Board of Freeholders . t Court House — Wednesday afternoon. one group to back a resolution favoring the Beasley's Point bridge. I and the other asking for a new road from Sea Isle Junction to Woodbine.: Director of the Board. Joseph O. Champion, presented the following

resolution:

'Resolved. That the Senate : General Aseem*-»y of the State New Jersey, be and are hereby quested to enact as a law (Senate BUI No. 85. Introduced by Senator Bright. January 16. IMS. Referred to Committee on Highway). An to amend an act er.titled "An act ti-

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More Fire Equipment, Too At the meeting of the Sea Isle City Commissioners, in the City Hall on. Wednesday, an ordinance was passed providing for the long-needed additional equipment for the municipally owned gas plant. Up until this time the plant has been operating with only one generating unit, and it anything should happen to this one unit, the City will be without |

provides for the

and to provide for the

betterment, reconstruction, reaurfaoing. maintenance, repair and regulati jn of the use thereof." approved kiarch thirteenth, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, approved April fifth, one thousand nine hun-

dred and twenty-one.

So that the State High**:

Sofroney Named Automobile Agent Demand of North Cape Mav Conn tv ‘ Finally Answered in AoDointment

^J^t oTRo“te E N?^14^t JiarttW State Commiaaioner of Motor Ve- * n umrfllCM. hides W. L Dill appointed Maurice wLr pLu,. ' Pninilo' pus,- M. Sofroney. real —late agent of Sea

Ltth k™,.* foie City. — agent with authority to

1 w— In good order, ana no sign of a struggle There latrty-three cents on the body, o other money has been found. - theory of robbery Is given crsdsnrr — the dead man was

considerable extra fire equipment. In- » for the firemen, and 40® feet of le was also ema steam n.wp of the fire department after there will be no com of poor garbage x>llection. complaints, the recan easily be foaad. for the City w*il do the collection. Bids were ordered advertised for two

te h* «—

City Clerk Maher was directed to tumunicate with the Reading Rail-

road offlrials, and req«

Isle City, the aame — l« bed— to the other resorts of Cape May County. Director Love presented two borrow 81*0® each, be budget for. the school. _ to 87000 for tho coming school year. — approved by Boar*of School Estimates. An echo of the mix-up — the treet for the ocean front Jet lisa which was given to Will Uni Davi*. colored contractor of Ocean City, was the filing of an attachment by the Strathmore Le—her Company, of “ Isle City, on ssoeeys still doe the City to the contractor It to understood that the City has claims from various creditors of Davis for

f TAKE COLD’ K1 i and dry wtth a pair of in real

r's Department Store tf. ' IB THE TUCK TO REPAIR of We have a gcod stock of medium and h—ry wOlght. he Champion Roofing of Cham 10th atreet and West avenue. City, K»J.m|"Look *«• f FORGET THE CAR© PARdsnee of the Loral Order of in the Moo— Hall, oa UaBtrthday. February Utk Good ‘ souls prises. Everyone dmtouion 80e. Cards at -18-U.

18.000 GIRLS WEDDED

AT AGE OF 15

Here are some national statistics for your consideration: Number of 15-year-old girls

married. 13.000.

Number of 16-year-old girls

married. 50.000.

Number of 15-year-old boys

married. 1600.

Number oi 16-year-old boys

married. 3000.

No minority age limit for marriages In seventeen states Legal age for marriage of girl* fixed at IS years and boys at 16

years In nine states.

No prohibition of marriage of the feeble-minded in nineteen states. Where prohibited, the feeble-minded may marry on their own sworn statement of legal

capacity.

In thirty-five states there is no prohibition of the intermarriage of the white. Mack, brown, yellow

BOUGHT FOR $1,050: SOLD RECENTLY FOR $103,000

ocean errr—

The Thorn property, at 8th and Asbuiy avenue, which recently sold for 810.3.000, was purchased in 1882

license of Harrv J. korean Revoked for 81.050. The property includes

three iou facing Asbury avenue, and ia exactly 100 feet square, in 1886 it brought 81.150. one year later *1.175. In 1919 It was purchased by Mr. Willlamso- * for 820.000. March 1922 Floyd C. Simms paid

*25.000 for the property.

In December of the same year it was sold to the Fidelity Realty Company for *48.000. and In February was purchased by the Ocean City Title and Trust Cotatpany for *81.000. The above figures stipulate land values only. The buildings are valued at 822.200 and are of nc practical use to the last purchasers. They it be torn down as they are too and cumbersome to be moved, so reality the Trust Company paid

*103.000 tor the land alone.

Severe Sentence for Drunken Driver

and Given Three Months

in Jail

Other Court Business

of Sea Ixk Citv Man

Will Commence on Fifteenth

The dtonaad of north Cape May County for the appointment of an automobile licensing agent has fl-

recognUed. On February

Thus providing a Highway ayatrm from Rah- __ „ 3ape May City, connecting with the ferry at Cape May City. Delaware Bay to Lewea. Del>1 ved. That a copy of the aboro ution' be certified and sent to nate and General A—embly of the State of New Jersey and a cercopy be —at to the Senator issemblyman from Cape May

County.”

After the reading of the resolution id motion for its adoption,

lor to the vote on

foie City, as agent with authority to commence business on next Thurs-

day. February 15 th.

Last year the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce pas—d a res oiullon requesting that a licensing agent be placed la the aortbern end of the County, and more recently the City Chamber of Commerce

Up until

License revoked and three months'

Jail sentence was imposed on Wed-

by County Judge H. H. Elon Harry J. Morgan, a world war veteran, charged with driving and driving a car w

the influence of liquor,

an accident on Chriatmi a returning to Wildwood

Isle City. In which hts Ford Seoverturned. He was arrested by State Trooper Gardner and when taken before a physician of Cape May

declared to be un- . of Volstead moon tried before Justice Byrne, of Wildwood, to six months. He aprge on Wednesday an "

d by Judge Eldredge. trial Elisabeth Stephanson and Morris Stephanson. Trooper Gardner. James Vance and Charles D. Stevens all were put on the wltne— stand and questioned by Prosecutor Solan and Lawyer Mark Sooy, representing the defendant. After hearing the case Jadge Eldredge declared that be had no desire to deal gently with a person who i toxicants and then drives an automobile upon the public highways. Feeling in this way he gave a sentence to Morgan of three months in the County Jail and ordered the re-

voking of his license.

The second Wildwood man to appear before Judge Eldredge Wedm day was Charles John Anderson, hailed before the court on violation of parole. Anderson was charged with as—ult last summer in Wildwood. and when given a h—ring before a Justice of the Peace was —

dered “ ***

Cassedy Given Divorce Decree He&rine Before Chancellor Inter oil Gives Former Cape Mav Mavor Freedom

Servants Testify Misconduct

one having anything

matter would be heard at that time. Anthony B. Smith was the first speaker. Mr. Smith told of the days of State Governor Forbes, and how that official had dreamed of a Shore Road from Bay Point to Cape May.

He went oe to t*U how he. - ~ rector of the Boerd of Freehc

going to the t Girt and of tat had dtt-

He then spoke of how Governor Forbes had petted on. aiy] the plan w— la some respects forgotten. He urged that the Board act favorably oa this resolution — that It too might not be carried into the pest. — It w— a very important step to the growth of the

Court House either had to travel all tht way to Cape May City, where the only agent in the County w— located. or go to Flee—ntvlUe. the

nearest licensing point.

This worked a great hardship on the many hundreds of motorlsu living north of the County seat. Now It will be nearer tor Court House

lo Sea foie Cttf May. aad Ocean iave only a short being exactly elev-

her place.

Agent Sofroney slated on Wednesday morning that — soon — bis offiot to properly functioning, be will

dates for sitting in

idowtion -ad « will b* nearer lor loi this adoption, motorista to come to Sei e—A tbatenyfl^ko* to «d to Cape May. to—Ton this City motorists will have o d at that time. run. 8- tole City being e

Ocean City. Mr Sofroney

equipped office in Sea foie City, will, no doubt, be able to handle the u—nalag buaineaa with «sae and eomto kto patron*, especially at the i tune of the year which to now. happily, over untU next December. The great increase la the number .utomobil— in Cape May County

;he last year caused a Jam

rush at the eleventh hour which mighty uncomfortable for those were anxious to pay the state |_ money to ride over the roads, but had to wait in some case- *~ *■

to get the license plate,

antvlile only four were admitted to the office of 1‘censing agent Anderson at a time, and for days a crowd

Vice-Chancellor Ingersoll has granted a divorce In favor of William K. Cassedy. well 'itnown Cape Muy contractor and former mayor of Cape May. from Mrs. Martha T. W. Cassedy on statutory grounds. The divorce suit and subeaquent litigation between the couple was

beard in Camden.

The Vice-Chancellor issued a sup-

uauvo - plementary decree in which he or- .... w leave the city. He returned dered the husband to return to his Wildwood for the holidays and ha* wife jewelry valued at *2.540. which been there since that time, during he had given to her prior to seperawhlch time he has caused more trou it on and which she asserted he had ble. bringing about further com- taken when they parted, plaint*. Judge Eldredge In paaaing George Meldrum. * former Cape sentence said. 'Til keep you out of jfay life guard, wa* named as the Wildwood. The sentence of the court co-respondent Both Mrs. Cassedy to that you be confined in State* aB d Meldrum emphatically denied Prison for a term of not more than ( heir guilt when on the witness

three years nor le— than eighteen stand.

months." The chief witneesee against the The Roeella Shop robbers were ex- wife were servants who had served pected to be brought before tbe | n the former mayor's home during court again on Wednesday in con- |*ji. Three of these testified they nectlon with the offer of reparation h sd witnessed misconduct between —t forth by Lawyer Lloyd last week, Mrs. Cassedy and Meldrum. Two of on behalf of hit client. Willie Jacobs t hem declared that one of their duAlthough Mr. and Mr». Jacoos and tire was to act as lookout and warn Lawyer Lloyd were In the court room them on the approach of the husband, as well as Warahaur. owner of the The sen—tlonal stories narrated by Roeella Shop, nothing was brought t heee witnesses brought gasps even up fit the matter. It to understood ! from t he veteran court, however that Judge Eldredge h— or-| Mrs Cassedy. who to 2* years old dered Sheriff Redding to send the an< i P r«ty. to now said to be U'lng

and reformatory as with an aunt

WAITS FIVE MEBlaERS 01 FREEHOLDER BOARD A MU w— Introduced la t*se Assembly on Tuesday by 4 —iMyuuta of Cape May. which would

COURT HOUSE LEGtOM WILL BUY PROPERTY

Legion. to buy t

Court Powell property, oa Hand avenue. Court House, to be Bead — a Community Club House. As soon — tbe aeee—ary alterations are made tbe Firemen, Ladles' Auxiliary and other civic eiuba wlU be tendered tbe use of the buUding. set a e the

> WOOD. STOVE r cord delivered la •— tole 812.61 at blrathmere aad 818 i City. Raymond Bosarth. View.—edv. *tf.

STRONGEST

WE HAVE EVERYTHING TO fiU anything. Attractive prices Prompt delivery Champion s Lumber Yards. 10th street and Woet avenue. Ocean City. V. J. "Look for

it. Otf.

rrsr.

the original sentence called for. WILL TEST TITLE OF WILDWOOD LAND COMPANY Sheriff Redding h— served s notice of ejectment on C. A. Norton, president of the Beach Realty C<tapany. owners of the riparian rights on the ocean front in the Second and Third wards. Wildwood. John T. Byrne, owner of a large boardwalk property between Spicer and -Spencer avenues, contend* that the pany's title to Illegal, and Is m the t—t for a number of other arty owners. The cane will be before Judge Eldredge in the C

Court.

Richard Coney, awarded a contract 1—t Tuesday for a bulkhead and : pumping in a —ad-fill to protect and

AT COLD SPRING ‘ retain it. haa been denied the privl- : lege of pumping —nd from the ocean

The last qiu -tqrty Pomona Grange 1 front by the Beach Realty Company

a?he£V.T v£k lathe*—ecto— owners of the riparian rights

POMONA GRANGE

with

_ the Bute Highway Oe—a City, hut the M la the County lie* of this highway eon-!

iMrihU —' ^ d * nc « ln th * evening —,

RM^eT-ld^^T^Pr^! “ tt flU » * ndln * room ln lb€ P. Jackson, who own. a string cf

k * ,, „ . . . drug stores in Wildwood. PhlladeiprocraM wen as well balancod phll j and pt tn ,* n . was elected gen

splendid repast prepared , by the todies of the Cold

Grange. (U. J H. Agans. Bute Worthy Master and W. F. Knowlea. Ass fount

of the Colonial Elec of Wildwood, to fill caused by the death of

Edward Nye.

Jackson is treasurer of the Mild

the r

ladi-rertT-y ,a ,h * ° f Ex , l< ^* lon ' T 6 ™ wt^T Publishing Company. •* a . w f** °* lo , J* r tbe leading qpeakers of the evening. i Ua-Slf Introd^ied 1 Tb * fi ro * r »“' arranged from local , nroute to Atlantic City i u_!f , h , soM-Ma .„7r Siura.7 wimu»Ei . "“’'Borin* 1 oun* Folk* Choir: Piano n t wilitmnnd wert

N. J. Their two children are In the custody of the father end no other order is msde respecting them by Vice-Chancellor

Ingersoll.

“I would have considerable difficulty In believing that any woman

of the apparent standing and refinement of the defendant could be gullt-

ty of the acu — testified to.” the Vice-Chancellor in his « it not for a letter from mns.

y to the servant girt. Annie Dickerson, s short time after the aepsrmMon. It to impo—ible to believe that an Innocent woman would make

such a aUtement to a servant, even

under the conditions existing at that

time. I cannot accept her explana-

tion — being the true sUtement of

tbe facta."

MASSEY ADDRESSES THE PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE ocean city— Telling of Ocean City twenty y—ra ago. the developments of today, and then drawing a picture of Ocean City in 1943. William E. Mamey. addressing the Young Men's Progresaive League Monday night, held the undivided attention of the assemblage. Mr. Maasey was tbe first sp—ker in a series of evening talks, to be glvtn at the League this winter under the jurisdiction of the entertainment committee. Speaking of tbe future. Mr Maasey estimated that the winter population in J143 would be twenty-eight thou-

Council for the latroduc- J tlon of this r—Mutton

TOP I chair*. 14th and Haven oveuue. City. M. J.—IS-it. ) WOOD FOR BALE: CUT TO: i to fit stow or furnace; d Luongo City.—edv. i asa biuca Bloc* for

WILDWOOD Have you been following the tetters from Bkeeter to hto chum, ■kinwy? Hundreds of people throughout the County have Leconte familiar with Skinny, and Mom and Pop aad Aunt Em. aad are setting a great 0—1 of eejoymotx from the homely pbltoaophy and quaint buiaor of Bkeeter. This feature to found enclua |y in tbe TIMM, aad to written especially tor tbe TIMES, and 1* about ‘ “* with i

*thit IMrerttK ChampTon ** “*° ,her , aaVauThTlM He Hosed “ M “ r } h “ “if™ Hott'e car w- damaged, but ti the Board oe —half of Misunderstanding ; Reading —Mrs. ^ b , t h dld no , , top lo id AtktoJtooJh^- Aa- DmT ‘ d McPherson: Vocal Solo—Mar- damage had been done. * "“"■“""-“" J 1 ' Euiott tc b.«k .o

. . . . . amt Corson: Cornet and Plano—Mrs. wood Strang and son: Violin Solo—Fran- '

A Leaning of Wildwood **“ Doa * :U * l; WHY USE ADA BILIC* BLOCK? of

meetings is such — to be commended

adopt the r—olution _ fof , ho ^ who wou id build up Cape May cSZ , tamlly tlm and community -irn.

there were no rtvU organl—tlons In |

Middle Township but that. — he * COMPTON'S GIANTS WIN AT ETITJ tor "* I WOlfBOTO* POCLTEY SHOW , tag among*! tbe people of Middle. I B i m . k a ,-_ u of . v | Upper end Denato Town.hlpe and! ^ *** J#r ^ Btock Oianu of to v

that he believed If a vote

r—rht.vg one hundred and eighty-

unundmcmaly EUtor Cm

• (.fZ. *Ocaupton. Dl— Creek, win. not only v lasrn r-.rx*. UMV Pmmiv Fair but al-

cwnt of the rerl dee's of the— town -1 - e.7 w ‘r “ o' •rsUESf'gSi

coonertlag link.

I the following First aad third c

ou ItoT—wtodle* ms * Bd fl ' lh P“‘let and first young pen. art Ray and addreseed tbe gathering ,**7 Blach Qtoal In the snow. He —id that hehad alweys • you ENDURANCE USB ADA 8ILand that hr always would bv 'The K*A BLOCK ia row bulJdlug(Coatlaued oa Pag* 31

[ AM MY 0WF BOSS - SAYS GOVERNOR SILZER

Gov. George 8. Bilxer made a good i:npre**icn in hi* talk before the New Jersey Pre— Association at th; Rlacy-Treat Hotel. Trenton, ou Monday, when he dl»cu»»ed the

highway sltuetlon Indirectly

•1 r.rn my own bom." raid Mr Silrei. "despite what aom* people may think to the contrary Bui the only way you can believe me

Is to take my word for It."

The Governor paid a tribute to the pres* of New Jersey in tbe

present highway tortile.

"I don't think there w— ever a finer exhibition given In this State of public splrltedne— than that shown In the unanimity of tbe opinion given on the road rltuation In this State by the pre— dur-

ing the past two week* "

'alk hotel* with a spring, i

mer and fall baslne—. The Flanders. Ocean City's own. catering to a select clientage remaining open the year around Ills prophecy of the aucceiw ne of the enterprise* now in infancy, wpoke well for the loyalty of the men congregated to hear him Hto proebecy of the sucre— obtained by individual* brought smile*

to tbe far— ot many.

Mr Maasey titled his talk "Oce: n City, it's cltltens. and a prophecy 1043." Alway* an Inter—ting speck ei be «— iiiiunually good on th>« cm*tun and the audience hood cauj

the spirit o. hi* talk.

The evening was entirely tnforr wltn no net progi a— and follow Mr. Massey * talk neveral men.b Indulged in showing some real tale Before the close of the evening : League passed a reeolulion that view of the fact of the approach! election the L—gue would detnr from all candidal— for City Co misstone— that they star their tltude toward a rlnms! Sunday. T league unanimously went on reo a* favoring a eonaervatWe Babb: feeiing that the principal* up which the city started should

maintained.