Cape May County times

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Baby

Parade

Next Thursday

Annual Erent of ©fie Cteb Promite* to Be Beet Brer add Beautiful Pri

Ejitries Cloee Next Tutxday

The annual Baby Parade, under the auspices of the Women's Cirle

City Board walk x next Thunder. August 30th. Already a number of children are entered, and the erent promisee to be equal. If not better, than the famous parades of other

Entries will close next Tuesday, .ueust 28th, and entry blanks can be jbi&ined from the secretary of the ■lub. Mrs. Henry Brooks, or at " ■lub bouse, on the Boardwalk, rbildren entered must be ten years of e or under, and every entry must characteristically named, to faclUe the work of the Judfee. The classes this year will be as

iUowb:

Fancy decorated coach; fancj •aied coach with twins; fancy ated go-cart; faney decorated u,ft original float; best bild with beet decorated i lost original character dress. *lrl; ost original character dress, boy. sere are eight rlsmss In all. The officers of the club wish it to i definitely - - - -

nsraBEBG LOW BIDDER 0* SHORE ROAD STRETCH

i Contract for Ocean View to Bearille Road

SErtJ

The bids were

Monday at Trenton by Highway Department. _ bid was *8 per cent, of

sathnated cost'of

Wl.Tfl.O The other bidders were Sutton A Corson, of Qcsan CityButton & Corson. Ocean city, 104.St

: "Public Service Production ’art, who received the con-

tract from Swain's store to the Baptist Cbu -cb at So. Bsavffle Road, bid 10*. t. per cent. Burgees A Do trier, of SeottsvlUe, Va., 10S.7 per cent ; Gtbbe-Mueller Oo., of PhlladelphU.

MS.78 per cent.

Elsen berg, who Is the meyor of .Woodbine, has done considerable i budding In Cape May County. hta last contract In Cape May City be startled the authorttlee when he « pleted his contract 30 days before specified time, a feat until then heard of in the annale of Cape May County. Work will be started

September.

AOdDRHT AT ELDORA CAUSED BY SOrOLE HEADLIGHT

can be :

teed ay. The p pptune Street, ilk. at 2.30 P.M. on Thursday, and j by the Municipal Band, will pass (ore the Judges at the City Band

and. at '

A number of entries are expected is year from out-trf-towo^hUdren

larence E. MouPetU, tfte „ , ^ ikeman of Sea laic City who waa lured on January 0th, la visiting fcnds in Sea Isle City this was*. Tiiietie was Injured when he feU it of a locomotive Tli*> w) otst his left leg Above 1 crushed three fingers

1 at the time for

I recovery, he was rushed to the

fcntlc City Hospital.

■ouUette was oottsclous during the trip and displayed wonderful «e. He waa a patient in the |>iul about three months when he Irned to his mother’s home In Borland. Wisconsin. Although T apped with the loss of a leg. AHette manages to get aroond In B shape. He Is able to drtvs a Bilne and drove the major portion e 1500-mlle trip from Wisconsin

his brother.

tnpanled^y his b

fBLICAH W0KEX TO HOED I CHICEEH nryinni AT POUT

I chicken <

ces of the Cape May County I cil for Republican Women, will 1 Iven at the Great Egg Harbor

Beesleys Point. Wet •nber 12 at «.S0 P.

P.M., daylight

^Republican women and >"nty are Invited to ii’iint m peak era conversant with ■ and County affairs have been lir rations for tbs

Twa*

i for Motorcycle.

A large tourti Nolan Baker. C14

Wilmington,

bus at El dors early I The bos was driven by Arthur Sswy-, and was taking i ome a party of Millville people. Baker avers that the bus had only one headlight burning and was In the uJddle of the rosd. He mistook it for s m< end ran Into It Two woofer gers In his car ware thrown were taken to Mace's Hospital. WUd- ' with noncuaslons and

SilA Big CETT, CAPE MAT COraxi, S. J., FRIDAY, ATTgggT B4, 19g3 »noc

POUR COUUTIEg PAV0R HEW ROAD TO SHORE

Woold Relieve Congestion on the White Horse Pike

They were Mn Poplar Street \ era' wire, who e

Mrs. Sarah Golden. Ilf Wilmington, and Bakwas seated on the front sea beside him. eat on the lip by None of the occupants of the

re Injured.

proved by lbs council of motor vehicle administrators, as tbs result of a

conference in Montpelier. Conophore. type F; clear and novial for motorcycles; Standard motorcycles; Monogramcar; Elite head lamp; Standard lens for automobiles; Macbeth, type D lens and Alpheco lens. aP

.i,eee devices will be acceptable In Connecticut. Maine. Massachusetts. Maryland. New Kampehlre. New York. Ohio. Pennsylvania, Vermont anA New Jersey.

arttsahs enjoy ounira OH WILDWOOD BEACH

» Miss Mabel Clay. of . • The coat will be |1.S0 per

r the

d out-

E l will hold a South Seavule. The meeting 1 held In the Community Hall nr the -urpoae of appointing mpletlng plan. *< *'

t boa Hindi.

Ion coal compaht picnic

I Saturday the employes of the Coal Company, of PhiUdelMfl “■‘‘r annual days outing

arrtvsd by a special Peaasytvanla KaUvoad.

» Penwgdt —_ _— 'wo bands, the eoiored em-

marrhed through the town.

►sted the Cape May nine. »- »er. the one-armed center I the Newton team, startled *tim<>ra with a bit of apec'fielding. He made four put P ons hit

LENDURAMCB USB ADA ^LOCK in your bu'ldlng.—

Lafayette unch Room ftch mt *11 Hour* '£ COOKED TO OESU OAK 4 COIRCTlOn • An. uoftr Depot lea Ue City

Ten thousand Artisans held their mual outing at Wildwood last SatTbey were accompanied by Oman's Auxiliary and families. Mayor Courtrlght Smith welcomed the delegation and presented Most Excellent Master Artisan Chas. H. Grakslow. Edward O. McCracken and William Pollock with completely equipped haedbaas on behalf of the Wildwood Assembly. A sport and athletic program was held on the beach during the afternoon.

Pour counties—Gloucester. Atlantic Cumberland and Cape May—art, being lined up for the project of completing the Groat Atlantic Highway, from Camden through Glass boro and Malaga, as ths second main route aeroes the state to all of the lower

Jersey coast resorts.

Pull Indorsement of th's i gram by aU four of tbeae oo I before the dinner and road

Tatlon to be held at the school at Olaasboro. on 10th, with Governor S Mnb-rs of ths New Ji

Bute Highway Commission prt as guests of the State Association, of County Boards of Preeboiderm. Ths Gloucester County Board of Freeholders has already officially indorsed the plan for completing ths paving of this route from Gian boro to Downatown. Just below Malaga on the Atlantic Connty l.ne. Thu would provide another hard-surface nighway from Camden to the sea. In addition to the White Horse Pike, as this route Is now paved acroee Atlantic County through Mays Landing. Atlantic County freeholders said to favor this as the most practical route tor completion at tRls time and will add their Indorsement to that of the Gloucester County freeholders. Cumberland and Cape May Counties will back up the paving program through Gloucester County and will urge the extension of the route from Malaga through to either Vineland or Millville to connect up with ths route to Wildwood and the lower coast resorts. In this way the proposed Great Atlantic highway would provide easy access, IU backers say. to all of the res from Atlantic City to Cape May. The State Highway Depart mest

announced Its Intention

with the construction of

s highway on Route 16

out of Millville to the Cape May County line below Leesburg next spring. Convict labor will be used this summer to construct a cut-off near Leesburg which will shorten the

ACKLEY? WILDWOOD SALE BRINGS RECORD PRICES

Many Properties Change Ownenhip nt Auction Sale

Active Week for State Police

Trie* to Wreck Car* With a Plank on Wildwood Boulevard. Get* Jail Sentence

Many Arrests Last Sunday

William Carney, of Preeland Avenue, Manayunk. was sentenced to 60 days In the Cdunty Jail by Justice of the Peace Byrne. Wildwood, for attempting to wreck two automobiles early Sunday moraine. Carney was spending the week-end in boathouse row. on the Boulevard outsli city limits of Wildwood, az much hooch. It Is aUeged, mat daring. When Lew Poster and i Mann, both of Green Creek, driving home a» 3 o'clock In the morning Carney rushed out with a plank and tried to upset their cars.

T~ .void hlftlnv f

xvold hitting C -ney both ditcui.' their cars. State Troopers Jsnch an*. Bowers arrested Carney.

Intoxicated Driv .r Get* Sixty Day*

to sixty day* In the

Oninty Jail ai d fined »50 by Justice ~ of Wll .wood. Raglan crashed car owned by J. W. Louel’jn. of Rydal, Pa., last Sunday evening. — “ v "e Road, two miles above Court . while driving a car owned by O. W. Bergner. of Avalon. At the

WOMAN FORGER HURT AFTER THREE-STORY FALL

GLEE CLUB CONCERT PLEASES THRONGS

Had Paued Many Worthies* Check* Singers Were Guests of Dr. T. C.

in Ocean City

Lucy LeClalr, known as “Nurse Mary." Mae Weaver. Mrs. Herbert Russell and Rosa la Fluey. Is in the Philadelphia General Hospital with a fractured skull, received last Thursday when she either fell or Jumped from a third-story porch In the House of Correction. Philadelphia. About the middle of June Miss Le Clair paaaed eight worthless checks on the merchants of Ocean City. All were for 346.00. The checks were payable to Mae Weaver and Sidney Howe. M. Morrow and 8. King. The handwriting was Ide-.- ..... would make a Snail purreceive the difference in

ked on the right side of the road nverslng with B. R. Powell. Powell is knocked down but not-eerio

companion* were troopers who mat Rflgan under the

s head. The Port a« was driving upset

lagan's female colored were cut The State

the arrest found fluenoe of liquor.

Ducover Liquor Laden Track The fftafis troopers located a Dodge trjSq containing 21 cases of Uqnor n tbs garage of Howard Trout, Dennlsville, - - - - ‘ '

d prices were established,

•ty. Glen wood averalk. purchased by

Nathan Ljksna at «»S0 a front ft total 644,100. riparian righta Incl ed. An undeveloped block on

new boardwalk bet Young A venose. Including riparian rights, sold by William OoJsUtn. of Philadelphia, to a syndicate headed by Theodore and Ed. Pagan. — broken, at 6460 a front loot. 660.000. Both aalaa are reoort The Baptist Church. Maple and Fade Avrauas. was eol

Phi iadf

Catch Speedster

fined 613.86 Garretson, of

larged with speeding. Trooper Jeech and Corpora! Bowers testified Place waa driving at a speed of 42 miles per hour whwa hey apprehended him below Court House on the Shore Road. This occurred about 4 P.M. last Sunday.

by a party who stated they would return shortly. Ths liquor was seised and Trout was arrested and given a hearing on Wednesday afternoon before Supreme Court Commissioner Eugene C. Cole, at Court House. He was held und'r 32600 ball to await the action of the grand Jury for having liquor stored In his possession. The owner of the truck has not been

merchants, el 616.666.

age was sold to J. A. Kinney. Phils

HU BY TRUCK AT WILDWOOD,

WILDWOOD—Alden Thorps Wal ■r, tlx. 628 Pront Street. Camden, waa painfully Injured when a truck, driven by Harry Rhoads. Pishing ik. backed against the running d of hla father's car. The child sitting on the running board lug a sandwich and was caught between the two cars. He was rushed te Mace's Hospital, where he treated for internal Injuries. Rb surrendered and waa released on his own recognisance.

BRIGHT

ODD FELLOWS

Senator Wiliam H. Bright. Wlldwoo . *111 automatically become grand master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows In tbs State of New Jersey, due to the death Wednesday of Grand Vaster Ststaer. The report received was that tbs grand er died suddenly.

TO REPRESENT CAPE MAY

Min Mildred McCann was selected hr tbs Judges of tbs beauty contest conducted by the Cape May City News as thslr represent.-live to ths Atlantic City Pageant Ths other favorites were Misses Helen Clark and Betty Shaw.

deipbla. a largs property holder In North WUd-ood. lor 1*6.666. The Mecca be Hotel. 436 Ea~t 16th tvenue. North Wildwood, knocked own to Labrneca * Pensa. PhlU

Ma. foi 811.000.

The Belle* ue Hotel was bought by „ J. Weir. Overbrook, for 816.800. Prank Brennan. Philadelphia, bought ul-e lots with riparian rights st the extreme end of the Crest for 86000; David McKIbben. Philadelphia, was s purchaser to the extent of 160,000. David Kotock. VlneUnd. took Utle to 610.000 worth of property. He la a

new investor hers.

Among the realtors purchasing heavily were Beecher Kay Company. 116.000. and Howard Lupton, ol

<30.000.

FORMER TOWNSEND INLET HOTEL OWNER PASSES AWAY

Pkneer Resident Buried From I Isle City, Tuesday

John George Pfeiffer, one of the oneer residents of Sea Isle City. * at the home of his daughter. In

The body was

Camden, or Saturday. The brought to Sea Isle City, at

o Clarence Pfeiffer, on Monday, and Interment was made on Tuesday In

Calvary Cemetery. Ocean View.

Deceased was born In Germany on May 8. 1861. When he waa three yeare old he was brought oy hta parent* to America and noon after reaching maturity he moved to Townsend's Inlet, where he conducted a hotel for

many years.

He la sut vlvsd by three children- - Claience Pfeiffer and Walter Pfeiffer. Isle City, and Mrs. Dorothea Leathern, of Camden. There are eigh

grandchildren.

Funeral ou.'tices ware conducted Tuesday afternoon In the Lu.haran Church, of which Mr. Pfeiffer was a member, by Rev. B. S. Dine, the

NO ONE INJURED WHEN

arrested in Philadelphia » Wilson, proprietor of a at 15th and Chestnut Sts. her as the woman who worthless checks at id Atlantic City. Nine testified against She said she was Mae Weaver, a graduate nurse, of Kane. Pa. The real Miss Weaver attended the trial, denouncing “Nurse Mary" as an im-

poster.

She was sentenced to thirty months in the House of Correction. When this term Is finished she will be extradited to face similar che this state. Despondency over her long term is believed to have led the wo leap from the dormitory In which she lived. She was found unconscious the pavement several hour* later. Director of Public Welfare W, burton ordered an Investigation of the accident.

Wheaton at Dinner Here

Sixty-*

Unah Gli talned on

'en members of the Shei Club, of Millville, enterof the largest crowds seen

tuis season on the Sea Isle City boardwalk, last Wedneeday evening. The club. led by Professor Arthur Raddlffe. rendered tongs and ballads in a fashion that won the hearty approval of the andience. The humorist of the club. Prof. Harry Hampton. In a dry manner amused the crowd with humorous anecdotes. Walter Reeves, who Is very well known. an»’ popular with the county music lovers, rendered a solo. With the selections by the local band interspersed with the singing completed a very enjoyable

program. The me

i guests of tnbled Wee

Retired Ocean City Merchant Stricken

on Western Trip

BRIDGETON AND COUNTY CEDARS CELEBRATE HF-RF-

Hard Fought Ball Game in the After noon Was a Feature

The Bridgeton Tall Cedar* were the guests of the Cape May County Tall Cedar* at Sea Isle. Thursday. A hotly contested ball game that ended a tie featured the afternoon sport*. The Une-up follows: HRIDGETON

Hummel,

Ogden, shortLupton, first W. Moore, se

J. Bo ji

_ Vseaman, pitch Maler. third baael Smalley, center field. Stiegelman, right Held.

Tatman.

CAPE MAY COUNTY Prankhelser. third base.

‘ ‘

Wednesday af-

at the Surf House for a dip In the briny deep despite the chilly breezes After dinner at the Bellevue Cafe, the members marched up Landis Avenue to Hartson Street where they serenaded Dr. T. C. Wheaton and Mrs. Wheaton. Mrs. Wheaton was the recepient of a huge basket of lillles as a token of regard from the members of the club.

GRANVILLE STEELMAN DIES nr SALT LAZE CITY

Rigor, right field. Muller, first base.

Daley, catcher.

Town, center field.

Thomas, pitcher.

The score by innings follows: Bridgeton 11120020

A small section of the Sea Isle City boardwalk near Paris Street co: lapsed last night. The walk gave way under weight of the throng that were attracted to the brightly lighted spinning wheel that Is used for s dart target. The creaking timbers and planks warned the watcher*. Freeholder Charles E. Foster, of South Sssvills. and Gus Morahlnweg, of Iris City, brushed a number of children from the danger tone Just before the section went through. During the scramble a woman lost her purse which was returned to her

later.

C M County 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 3 2—11 The game was nip and tuck, looked a* though the Bridgeton te clinched the game when they sco four cans In ihe ninth inning. I the County Cedars came back in their hal' and scored two of what appeared to be the winning runs before any one waa out. The local Cedars and spectalore left the field celebrating a victory, but after the game the scors keeper declared the score Ue. Steve Sllmax umpired the game to the satisfaction of all hands. In the evening the Bridgeton band rendered a snappy concert at the Band Pavilion. Headed by the Bridgeton and Cape May County bands several hundred Cedars pa rad-

BICYCLE KIDEE STEUCK BY AUTO th”tatM.S

building

., . „ . . concluded with Charles Weldon, of Goshen, who m . n t* was Injured on the Goshen Road on

Wednesday, August 16th. by Coney's truck, of Wildwood, is recovering. Weldon was riding his bicycle to the farm of Mrs. Sarah Van Gilden. where he Is employed, when, due to s misunderstanding by ths drtt the truck, he waa run down. F. A. Detrick, who was summoned to the scene, pronounced Weldon seri-

ously Injured.

I and refreeh-

FIHAL GAME FOR COLLEGIANS

The final game of the season will t>e played Saturday afternoon when

the 8

t the

strong Court House nine here. The Collegians are one of the strongest that ever represented Sea Isle City. This team ran up a long string tetorles until Wildwood cop] only game lost this season In hot scrap at Wildwood, this week.

yr-RKTAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Mr. Pfeiffer had bean In 111 health for some Urns, and of recent jrssr* dlvldeC his Urns about squally v.lth hi* children In this city and with his daughter In *

Those who call Bryan a ■ probably mean frequent.

REV. B. S. DISK, Pastor.

Sunday. August 28

10.30 A.M.—Sunday School. 11.16 A M. and 8 P.M—Holy Communion. Rev. C. E. Smith, of West Coll Inga wood, preaches at the rve-

■vlo*k

Trinity Lutheran Community Church TowMend'* Inlet, M. J. REV. B. 8. DISE. Pastor. *»*4*J. *■*»■* *• 10.30 A.M.—Sermon by Rev. Dr Luther Devos, of Germantown. 8.30 P.M —Sunday School.

FERRYBOAT "OCEAN CITY” LAUNCHED AT WILMINGTON

Will Cany Shore Vinton Across the

Delaware River

Many Ocean City residents Journeyed to the Pusey tc Jonee Shipbuilding Yards at Wtlnlngton, Del., yesterday to witness the launching of the ferryboat "Ocean City." The craft was christened by Mrs. Wllllan: E. Massey. Jr. of Ocean City, who broke the traditional bottle of charopalgne across the bow while the movie men frantically clicked their machines. These pictures were shown a few hours later In one of the Ocean City theatres. Ih The ferryboat Is an addition to the .. Philadelphia A Reading Railroad 1 fleet on the Delaware River. In service between Chestnut Street. Philadelphia. and Kaigbns Point Camden.

Granville H. Steelman, former business man of Ocean City, taking a trip through the West with his wife, died on Thursday morning of urasmlc poisoning In Salt Lake City. He was business In Atlantic City some rs ago. He U survived by two i. Granville. H.. Jr. Insurance. Atlantic City; and A. J., a college boy. of Ocean City; and a daughter. Mrs. Leo M. Johnson, wife of a Methodist minister, who until a few months ago was at Paoll. Mrs. Steelman Is bringing her husband's

body .East.

Mr. Steelman was In the men's furnishing business. Ocean City, until last fall, when he retired, selling his property on Anbury Avenue. He had been In business In Atlantic City for many years prior to going to Ocean City, following ths death of his father. Andrew J. Steelman, who conducted a men'* shop In Ocean City for several year*. He was a member of several secret organisations In

~ m City.

Is widow was active In W. C. T. U. circles In Atlantic City before going to Ocean City, and she has taken an active part in Republican politics In Ocean City and Cape May

County.

ATLANTIC COUNTY FAIR TO BE GREATEST YET HELD

City, the greatest I

he Fair will open Wedneeday. 28th, and close Saturday.

September 1st. Open day and night! There is already great activity at

the ground*, which have been greatly Improved by the erection of buildings -nd many tent* are being placed to ild the many exhibit*. Over tl.500 In premiums will be (ered for agricultural and horticultural exhibit*. One of the features will be ths Poultry Show, at which all kinds of birds will be exhibited from this section. which is a Urge poultry raising area. The Poultry Exhibit Is conducted xtid supervised by the Five Poultry Associations of AtUntlc County and there will be keen

rivalry.

The Live Stock Department U also arranging a big show of cattls. swine, sheep and other exhibits will be there In competition for valuable prlr** In the Ladle*' Fancy Work Department there will be keen rivalry for the many prises offered In this department. Mrs. Mary Hattmannspeiger. who U In charge of the Women’s Handicraft Exhlblu anticipates a

banner show.

Wednesday will be Children's Day. All the children will be admitted to the ground* without charge. There will be many prises and features for

the little one*.

There will be band conrerta and a large number o' ihrUUng and vaudeville acta. Governor Sllser. of New Jersey, and 1‘ S Senators Edge and Edsarde are scheduled to be hers

during the Fair.

AWARD ROAD CONTRACT

The County Board of Freeholders has awarded a contract to Craytborn A Nickerson Co., of Wildwood, for ths rebuilding of 34th Street Boulevard. leading Into Ocean City, and will on September 6th accept bid* for the finishing touches of the fill at Turtle Out Inlet, which connect* Two-mile Beach and Five-mile Beach, on which Wildwood Is located.

ORDER ADA SILICA BLOCK :X>R your foundation and rest satisfied.— adv. tf

IF YOU ARE NOT ONE OF THE post lots ol the Becurlly Trust Co.. :pe May City, go to their banking oma and see scmieoue In charge

look their place ove’- and bualnesa over with such

officer and s ■ believe you will think

of the Company to open an with them. 41-lt

WE HAVE EVERYTHING TO fill anything. Attractive prices Prompt delivery. Cbamploa's Lumber Yards. 10th street and Want avsnus. Oosas City. N. J “Look for ths sign.*'—

Harry Goldunith YOUR TAILOR

Now located at 15 Italia S.rect, Sta Ue City Cleaning Pmsing Repairing Suit* Made to Order