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such BMin oo. wn» TOJWOOI) HHMH OBIT H»J 014 led delta Teattf, at Hiptoiu iortt Sait John T. Brrne, a Wildwood botrdw»lk merchant, loot hi* aoU against ' Baach Realty Co., of Wildwood. Tfca ault was of much Intarwt to the bOMh front owner* of Wildwood a* It Involved the ownenhlp of the riparian rifhta In the front of Byrne** B**-* loented at Spencer Avenue and the Boardwalk. Byrne'* deeds to than* lot* date back to mi and hi* contention was that Inasmuch as the , U** flowed ever hi* lots *t the time of the original purchase be was entitled to the accretion* to the present r; Wgh water mark. He aleo would be allowed the prior right to obtain

riparian grant*.

The suit was heard by Judge ; Donge* at Court House. The Beach ' Realty Co. produced thlrty-flve witnesses in their behalf. The case continued from Wednesday until the following Monday. In charging the Jury Judge Donge* directed that the only Item that the Juror* ehould de- ' i was whether or hot Jhe high water reached Byrnes* lots on Ber'-h tue In 1S8S. After live hours deliberation a verdict waa returned in favor of the Beach Realty Co. The City of Wildwood wa* Interested In the care and endeavored to become a party In the ault which waa denied by Judge Dongee. The present Boardwalk at Wildwood runa along Baach Avenue. The case will probably be applied.

Camp Heads Mosquito Work Promiae. Board of Freeholder! That iriaioa Wm Bo Better or Quit Entirely

Freeholder* in Session At the meeting of the Cape May County Board of Chosen freeholder* on Wednesday, a: Court House, Joseph Camp, former freeholder ’and now president of the Cape May County Mosquito Extermination Commission, appeared before the Board and ■fated that the Commission planned to move Its office from Cape May City to Cape May Court House, and use the Court Heus: office ot the farm Demonstrator to cut dowa the office overhead. “We’ll do better oc quu, * aald Mr. Camp, speaking of the Com-

iJvlngBtou Rice, of Swalcton, died shortly after midnight Monday In the University . ospiUl,

poisoning was

of his death. He wa* admitted to the hospital hurt Saturday morning. Mr. Rice had been In poor health triv ia Frimk Matters** IW the laat sir months and aoms tin* U£ tha reeam Mriod al the during August he braised'bla foot again** a plow, causing an Infection, la spite Of the pain auffereu from the

he last fir* iron

_ severely lectured QMU-Barents. The parthey.kept the young-

thought that the ‘ their children.

ttui.tt

wan seesasary to gay * P*umber f U« to «aake the sjriem operate. Thm Jury erumml the bill paid leas the 8114 ps'd to pottheaysNsn la shops.

TOOOTBIE*

Was SteMfc by * Dtiiwj 'xtack in

Jessie Young, agb «. of Point, died last Sunday la the Atlantle City Bospltal, of iajurtaa “ tains* la aa '— ' _ Ptounh^Mraot at* Aabury h,.-raue whaa Mr. Touagstaptad fw® behind soother oar Into tha path of a debverytrm* driven by a w Erdel. mi enuum «»«, raiuiMptu. vnm UK. oc«<»™> »• carrying some eggs la t

Was One of th«

hospital

Mr. Rice was a well-known character throughout Cape May County,

turaed the youngsters Though primarily a farmer, he waa

engaged in various enU-prise* and wm known as one of-the shrewdest traders in the vicinity Mr. Rice wa* the bob of the .late Charles Rice a well-known sea captain and the late Hannah Jane Brower Rice. Mr. Rice born la Clermont on October 18. 1861. Clermont at that time wat known as Townsend's Inlet. He ellived In the vicinity ot dor-

mant.

1 Schools Braajnt* and warned them > that If they were not more punctual

they would be sen* to a reformatory. BET. AMD MBS. JAMES LAKE 7ELEBBATE AMSITXBBAEY

LEOMABD H. LA VIS BEfflOHS Afl CAFE MAY COXXISSIOHEB

bp Chnries Tort. Democrat Leonard H. Daria resigned as City Commissioner of Cape May City. Hia u accepted by Commissioners a: tha regular meeting held yesterday morning. “ Daria stated that be could not the time from his business to devote tha time to fill the position capably. Chari** York wm appointed dasloners to fill tha vacancy caused by the resignation. Commissioner Daria wm elected at May. He Is former president of W Cape May Progressive League, anmtasloner Davis Is an architect and builder. He la one of the owners of the historical Lafayette Hotel In Cape May. Couunlaaloner Daria la a Republican. Hia successor la a Dem-

ocrat.

The newly appointed Commissioner alao a builder and has been very active in politics. He wm formerly t freeholder and was beaten In hia atregrin that position by Mayor Joseph Champion, of Ocean City, after a bitter struggle laat year.

SELLS SFFiEDSTEB’S CAB TO FAY HIE

City

i of Ooesn

Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James E. Lake

celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of toa ^ add hi* products on the their marriage last Tuesday 1,11,1 (Mac he*. In those days the beach's some Of. their relatives. Dr. hake kt x^e and Avalon wars known

Driver Declared He Would Hever

Fay Fine

The Stuta touring car owned by ■ Robert Rutter, colored, of 61J South

After attending the local schools, 17th Street. Philadelphia, wm sold Mr. Rice purchased a farm at Swain- at a public sale held at Smith • Gai-

aad hi* wife have resided hare for

Although he wm one of the founders of Ocean City, Dr. Lake, who is a retired member of the Hew Jersey

Conference, lived in other Motions ’--um foods for prominent Of >■ T-™ „„ ton****.

were aparcely populated and It rfas

across .he back

chennels.

Mr. Rice became Interested In the oyster buaineeo and for many je*J»

bcaket to doliver to bU curio. UM. to the Atlantic City - to tha

_ _ nearing hL eightieth birthday anniversary, but he is Alii acUva. physically and mentally, and takas much Interest In the affair* ot ru—* City. This resort wm. found-

ed about 46 year* ago.

n. mmnur kK "Jf/ Mr Young tra* horn at D»a*i«y • Roint and Mont hia ontlr# u *j‘*^*f -Tteinitv He wa* upper Townamp SSf -S-“2-^

CLOSED OK CHEI8TMA8 DAY The TIMES' otto* will be eloobt all day next Torslar. Dry. OorrsopoadenU who tan got their n^rS Patter in early next weak wil' be conferring a groat favor, m the holiday will make a abort week and wo wish to get to prom Metier than usual so that the work of moving the plvnt to the mw building cm be started promptly on Friday morale*. 88th.

In later veers Mr. Rice .purchased considerable timber land, part of wh'eh wm being cleared at the time ot *.it d*e» v Though a farmer by trad-,’ —r. *uoe wm a trader by instinct and wm a familiar figure In the nearby resorts for many i never would admit that an „ "devil wagon" m he phrased could compete with a horse, and only a week before hi* death he wm peddling produce In 8m tale from the same rig that la almost m well known

m he wm in this ridulty. In November. 1881, he

Mrs. Frances Sutton, of Swain toa. Ho to survived by hi* widow. Chart* Rice, a brother, and two ririms, Mrs. Anna Rico Ridredge and Mr*. Hattie T. Douglas*, all of Swalntoo. Ha will ho buried tomorrow tftsraooa at the Anbury at. *. Churoh, Swain ton. The Arst National Baak of Ocean City are the execute!* of bto satato.

a brother of the late

age. Court House, last Wednesday afternoon for 17 6. by Chief Cohb. of Wildwood police department. Norman T. Smith wm the blrbest bidder. The sale wm attended by about elx persons. Tne sale wm r uk to satisfy a Judgment of 835 claimed by Thomas Wright, of Court House, and a fine of 8X8.85 Inflicted by Justice John T. Byrne, of Wildwood. Rutter wm arrested by State Troooer Jeaeh on November 14. He refused to stop after he struck the oar driven by Wright. Rutter wm fined by Justice Byrne for reckless driving. He refused to pay the fine and declared that he woul* go to Jail Justice Byrne refused to send him to Jail and ordered his oat cou-

«an City Gcnnen Bag Two Deer Oscar Van Sant and Edward Cook, _Bmber* of the Ocean City Gunning Qub. now hunUng deer near New Gretna, are the flrri ones of that organisation to oring down a deer. Each killed a buck weighing (bout 1»0 pounds, tori Monday. The animals were sent to Ocean City. Club members who have returned to Ocean City after a few days' try at the game, aald the woods ar- und Mew Gretas were full of huntar*. They Uso said deer were plentiful In r^me sections but not easily shot

Dr. Julius Way, of Court House, an enthusiastic member of the Commission, outlined the work done during the year, stating that most of the appropriation of the year went to keep open ditches already dug for the mosquito control, and that today there are three hundred and seventynine miles of dltchee In the Qounty, with additional work north to the tale City boulevard now under eon tract. A letter from Charles H. Clouting, of Sea tale City, protesting against any appropriation for mosquito extermination work on the salt marshes wm reed, and ordered received and

ad.

Cape May Wants Bead A delegation from Cape May waited i the Freeholders to request the extension of the paving of Beach Ave. for a distance of 1,800 feet, from Windsor Avenue to Broadway. The first speaker wm Irvin Eldredge, for the Progressive League. He was followed by Lewis T. Stevens, Solicitor of the City of Cape May; George Wenuell, Director of Hlghwar*. of Cape May. and Mayor Fran - Me. ray, of Cape May. All stated that the City wm undertaking a paving program this coming yea.- looking to the hard-surfacing of all of the principal streets of the City, and that the completion ot this strip by the County Wuuld round out the paving needed for 18X4. The matter wm held under advisement by the Board, and a resolution by the Progressive League, of Cape May, read at the meeting, was ordered received and filed. A resolution was rsad from the Cape May County Poultry Association protesting ag-Jnst the propoeed alteration of the preeent Court House Building, and suggest lug that some other means than altering the preeert building be adopted to provide the much needed extra room for the County Clerk and other County flees. The County Engineer filed an eriimate of the coet ot the propoeed new road from Woodbine to Sea tale Junction. a distance of little more than ;wo and one-halt miles. The coet will be 186.800. The eetmate wm ord'-rod received and filed. The road would go over considerable marsh land, which has a bad bottom for the road bed. necesrltatlng considerable fill of an expensive nature. The estimate of the cast of hardsurfacing the Turnpike entrances, as requested by the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce, war 816,806. This provides for concrete for a dto-

Santa Claus HAS ARRIVED AT Pfeiffer’s Store WITH A FINE SELECTION CM GIFTS, TOYS AID CAYPTW FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY OPEN EVENINGS LAHDIf AYEHUX SEA ELI CITY, I. J.

Vaudeville Every Tuesday Night - Hunfa Caaino Theatre - Wildwood