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as*- Cape May County Time;

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CAPE MAY COUNTY’S HOME NEWSPAPER

OCEAN CITY nines

SEA ISLE CITY. CAPE MAY COUHTY. H. J.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 22. 1926.

number eleven

>uth Come* 3etore Court )nce Too Often

Sea Isle City Budget Adopted

Bo Objection Was Bused By Any Tnxpayir To Appropriations

For Cieaeaep Fails Whe* a EldraAr Leans Boy Had Chaaee

Sea Isle CKy ('ominissloDrrs on Tnradar passed the tax budget for 19J< on final reading. When Mayor Seif rone y asked If any one had any objections or comment* to mak

Charged With Larceny

the proverbial pitcher to the veil once loo often. * Upplncott. It. of Millville, his appearance before the nee too often and Judge e refused to heed the plea ■ncy for the youa* man. plncotl. at a apaetal aeaaion ( last Wednesday morning 1 guilty to the charge of

informed Judge' Ildredge the formerly lived at Wildwood, don reeled upon Upplncott a wrist watch, a ring and n

night and tae three commissioners voted In the affirmative. The budget appears in the advertising columns of this veek's TIMES. Ordinances for the laying of gutrs on the east and vest street* of the city and for se ver repairs and extensions were read, but returned to City Solicitor Boswell for •clIon* They will probably be ready for adoption at tbe regular meeting next Tuesda*-. Director Maher was authorised to purchase an aerating unit for tbe water plant at a price not ex-

ceeding ISM.

e ring

I wallet were found Ion of Upplncott.

wrist watch was never re-

Upplncott. Proeecutor

II stattd. was also Involved

His

anions Involved In this affair ree under bail. Prosecutor 1 stated he was allowing ncott to plead fffflHy to the e of petty larceay. while the r stealing charge will be alre th» next grand Jury He lie amount involved was

d<-r the Questioning of Judge rage it was learned L'.pplnwss connected with a gas robbery in Cumberland y about a year ago. It was learned about four year* ago ncott and nine companions bailed before Judge Eldredge id with entering a number ardwalk shops In Wildwood |r Eldredge suspended semon th« youths of that ofCounty Detective In freed d tbe officials were under tbe ) that Upplncott was con d with a number of gas metei

relenting the youth Judge je state* "Evidently you t appreciate the opportunity

■ and you n this Court. You fenced to tbe Stele Reformat Rahway. ' athful criminals dread the t to Rahway as they are wiled to serve an indefinlt* d of a year or two State's Prison.

> a summer'!

Tbe Co

take four pages In the Season Opening Booklet of the Cape May County TIMES la which to adver-

tise Pea Isle City.

Adjournment was taken unt” 1* A. M. Thursday at which lime contracts for the new water plant unit will come up for award.

Avalon Houses Must All Be

Numbered

Electric Light Company Offers To Do the Wofk For It* Own

Light Contract Laid Over

Limerick Prize Goes ToTuckahoe

n ordinance providing for the bcrlng of all lots In the Borough oi Avalon and compelling present property owiiers and all persons who erect holdings In Avalon In the future to place the proper numerate on their properties. was passed on first reading the weekly session of Avalon Commissioners TuMday evening. ETank D- Collins, manager of the Electric Company in thla dis- . mss present and assured the Commlaaionem that his company would place proper numerals on all buildings lb Avalon before June 1. This work is to be done by tbe electric company without charge. Mr. Collins stated that anyone attempting to do business, in a town where houses are not numbered Is handicapped. The company will use aluminum numbers. said Mr. Collins, and in cases where residents desire more expensive ones they may place

News From Today's Classified Ads

Bulck sedan. T insaenger. first claaa condition Easy terms. . Other I'sed • .,r bargains wre

advertised under

12.

Interested in < .ipe May County Real Estate* Of course you arc. Many < ape May Couaty real estate brokers advertise regularly In the • ...sstfied De-

partment.

As a matter of fan. there are very few thing* that are not advertised In that l* i- -rtment. It'S dollars to doughr.-.u> you'll find Just what you need. :.t tbe price

> my.

valuable little ad*

f IS'*

A check

for that amount

you If you find the r on the dasstfled Pag. Read the announcement Of last week's winner and details of the Contest on thi* page.

this week.

County Wins Mansfield Suit

Stone Harbor Council Adopts Annual Budget

Lndies of That Town Are Good

Chance Best Week

Many Others Send In Lines

numerals and added that there should be signs placed at all street Intersections bearing the name of

the streets.

The dividing line in numbarlng properties on streets rnnnlne esi and weal will be Avalon Avenue. Commlsaioner Bet it asked Mr. Collins why tbe Borough could not get together with tbe electric company on a one year contract. Mr. Collins said that for over four years there has been no contract between the < ympany

Council Confirmt Mayor's Appointees For Borough Clerk And Other Offices

J. O. Garrison Fire Chief

Mrs H. T Smith, of Turkahoe. a Ins the Spinster hood Umerirk

tor test week The Judge*. Miss V j Avalon, that there should ’be “ ‘ ' ‘ lAire and md that If a fiv» year contract

was too long t be company would

George M. Rung, of the TIMES stall, selected the following last line, which was submitted by Mrs.

So she gave him a ring. And the very next thing. Is a date far that rveatag at ■

rent-Teachers' Association Officers

Robot T. Stems Reflect President of Sea Isle Body

Mr*. Smith has been mailed ■ check for ETve Dollars which Is the weekly Limerick prise. Beside reading a good story, and having the fun of furnishing a last line to to IJmerick which I* based on the story. Mrs. Smith Is five dollars richer. This Is one way to get paid for having fan. and judging from the popularity of the contest, more more folk are enjoying It Other last lines submitted, which

agree to a three year contract. A year contract cannot be conrad because the eost of repairing and placing new fixtures In Borough lighting system would probably be greater than the revenue tbe company would reerire in a year. Tbe matter was laid over until next meeting, when Mayor Berg vss absent, will be preeColllns will algo attend

tbe meeting.

Mr. Belth suggested that bids for the Twenty-fifth Street bridge be received In February.

af the entertainment >. with power to select ■hers Mrs Katherine

—a. Mrs Jamas toortnc)

KUomm Braca. and Mrs

-She's Inviting him home to dine, submitted by MU* Sarah W Som era. Sea Isle (Hy: "Finds another ii sharing his time.” submitted by Mr*. Allan Nickerson. Camden. N J . "He aaked Baba won't you N mine - submitted by Miss .Hllds Cranston. Wildwood; 'Go.* borne and writes a snappy line," sub milled by llenrtrtlr Huber. Ocean City; “And gave him a piece of her mind." submitted by Wt!Uam fur

Us. Jr . Wildwood.

It U a cunou* thing, but never tbleas the fact, that In no rase U date has s Sptnsterhood Umerirk borti won by one of the steroer Is It because women have a better understanding of Barbara Hawley' feeling* and caa feel with her* Or U it because women are more

clever tban meu*

To settle this Question, the Um Ierick neat week will concern Bruce

j Reynolds alone Now. men. here'i

Security Trust' Company. * Cape May. has capital and sui ; plus of l7M.tM.9S Deposit o.». IS.Mu.tM M Think It over When you hate hanking blislnees —adv.

Mayor George Markland's i pointmente of Charles l>. Quick Borough Clerk. Learning Rice as Borough Engineer. George Potter as member of the Sinking Fund Commission and Frank Rimma Building Inspector, sere uni moualy confirmed by Slone Harbor Council at Its January meeting Friday evening and tin- four were sworn Into office by the Mayor. The meeting was held In the ETre Hall. Instead of tbv Borough Hall, because of the crowd attending to witness tbe administering of oath of office to Fire chief J. Garrison. Regarding hla apr->‘.ntment harles D. Quick, the Mayor stated that Mr Quick's qualifications wi such that It would be Impossible for council to find another mi bis ability who would serve for tbe small salary of tbe clerk. The appointment was made, be with no selfish interests, but only those of the Borough at heart. Referring to criticism directed at himself, the Mayor stated he never took a Job anywhere, anytime, that be did not run himself. He stated (Continned on Page Five)

Russo Indictment Dismissed By Court

Charge of • Receiving Stolen Goods

Contractor Loses In Sapremr Court In Bergen County

Servant Gets Sum To Enter Ladies' Home

Judge Suggests Wants County | Whipping Post Clerk’s Office i He Orders Arrest of Ocean City /-'v I Non-Supporter V^/pCO I—lOfl^CT

Royal J Mansfield lost hi* sull against th.- Cape May Count.' Board of Freeholders in an effort to collect Sn.flOO which h>- claimed due him for extra work In constructing Hie drawbridge on the ■evelt Boulevard, leading info Ocean city. Tbe case was heard by tbe Supreme court In Berr>-n County. Mansfield stated In constructing the bridge It waa aaMMary to hnlld special ahutmen's not in the specifications The County denied htn claim. Mansfield also constructed a bridge on the Bay Shore road. His dilatory method* and failure to eomplele these contracts until long overdue caused the wrath of the citizen* effected by them and the Freeholders.

Classified Error

Prize Goes To Camden

StraUunere Woman Had PreNuptinl Agreement With Husband Concerning Property

Sister Gets Bulk of Estate

Among the te-j - - noted in the will of Mrs Lillie E. Mr

Aullffe. of Strathm* re. was a bequest of lino to a >• nunt for the purpose of entering ..i old ladles' home. The will eiao-. "And to Mary Duckett, my old and faithful servant. 1 bequeath ihr sum o* *20(1 for the purpose •'! admittance

Into an old ladles' home." The bulk of the estate was left

to the deceased

Rachael J. Weast. The sum of *7.000 will be held In trust by the Burlington City lawn and Trust

Company far this putp»-e The will calls to atten’ion a

pie nuptial agreement made between Mrs. McAuhlTc and In i husband. It Is recited in the will:

”””~I'T will give and bequeath to my Allan Htckenon Winner in This I •>usiwnd the sum of M.OOO i» b*

, considered In lieu of his life •■state

Week's Contest. Distancing All land Interest according to the mu-

Otapetiten-Beccivtt » Cl-*

1 personal property should remali

At the request of Prosecutor ampbell on Wednesday Judge Kldredge Issued a bench warrant for tbe arrest oi Harry Moore, a carpenter. of Ocean City. In making the request Prosecutor Campbell stated: “You probably will recol-

thl* young man. We have bad

him here on a half dozen occasions

failure to support nls wife and

child. The Court has shown great ■nienry in this case. Instead of Complying with the Court orders he has Ignored them and I have been

rmed he Is now the father of a child by another woman.”

Judge Eldredge stated: "At the inaugural yesterday Governor Moore made many wise suggestions. but there was one hr failed to mention.—that Is the whipping-

post Thst Is what we nce< handle such cases as these.”

i. Good wi.

tshre and desires.”

Allan NMtamm. o. Hi Enn.l. H-r SMn.bn.,™

winner of the Classified Contest

H. »nt In . nlnlAM -‘-‘iPP P , “ la, “ *" 1 .Uh C nrro„ chrM -nfl , >»■" monmn-. u.ln.l It.- p.np iCm.i nurntn, »- omnl fpon .»n d-n.h o. ■*, pni,

to bn rnal nrror, Hn bn. bnnn iWTO, 1 -* 1 ” mailed a check for five dollars.' **•“■»

Charles Emmons, of Florence.

N. J-

sisters. Hannah E. Wood and Sarah Lucas, were bequeathed

Woman Bootlegger Captured in Raid

3eise Liquor From Cape May

City Storekeeper

Get Two Stills In Liquor Raid

Wrecking Crew Arrests Polish Farmer At Woodbine

At the request of Prosecutor Campbell the Court dismissed the Indictment agal. *t John Kusao. of Wildwood, who waa charged with receiving stolen goods The charge was railed to the attrntloo of Judge

Eldredge Iasi Wednesday.

Prosecutor Campbell said the only two witnesses 'hr Slate could produce to prove the charge bad been sentenced for burglar!). Tbe men aiu Harry Buhl, of Avalon and Salvatore < happerool. formerly a Court House barber After ransacking several homes In Mtonc Harbor and Avalon tbe pair look - tbe stolen goods to tbe plan

Russo who stored them

According to Homo. Buhl told him that bis wife bad left him and he wanted to get a loan on some oi bis bousebpld goods. Russo gat.

Martin Bugansky. 4*. a Polish farmer, was held under (2.600 ball by Supreme Court Cohue!*slonrr Harry B. Douglas* after tbe "wrecking crew.” •■imposed ol County Detectives 1'nfreed and Hlgbee. State Trooper* Bishop and Riley aud Constable Marks raided

hi* farm last Friday.

The raiders confiscated two stills and seized aboul S gallon* ol liquor or alcohol Bugansky Is charged with manufacturing IntnvKatlng liquor. Bugansky Is a brolber to Jake Bugansky who was found gullly of a similar < Large some time ago. A quantity

| of mash was destroyed.

the prize offered person who find* the must errors among those valuable little ad*. Like Mis. S. G Langley, of Tuckahne. who won the five dollar chick the previous week. Mi Nickerson persisted uni 11 he won a prize. The fact that he had sent In other Hsu and failed to win a prize dIJ not discourage Mr. Nickel*on He Just kepi right at U until be did win. Mr. Nlcke**on easily romped away with the prize this week. There were few conteaunu cloat to him. Incidentally tbe winner of the previous contest rsptured the coveted five dollar check with a list of only ten errors, not quite one third aa many as Mr. Nickerson's Hat contained. Eaah week new contestants enter the ranks of those- whv> an finding This new Classified Contest a pleasant and profitable way tc w bile away a w Inter evening Each wetk aomeone wins fin

dollata.

Search throughout the Classified Department for all errors you ran

find. other

errore. which do not count. Cheek each one you discover, mark tl total you find on the margin the paper, sign youi name at mall to tbe Classlfle.l Advertisli

Dw.„, omi,. Tim* Tl.. . Ulc Ril „ k , High

Start Move

Welfare Home

Dr. Julius Way Suits Movement To Replace Almshouse With

Welfare Home

It Pays Now To Be Poor

One County Realtor Asks Board of Freeholder* To Relieve Search Conditio us

No Action Takcr> By Board

i*. Telfinc Fronresconl

•ted charged with possessing liquor after a raid last Saturday afternoon by State Troopers Bi*h 1 and Riley. County Detective* t'nfre<sl and Htgbee and Con■tablc Marks. Mrs. Froncesconl conduct* a grocery *tor o ■' Broad

Elmira Street*. Cape May

Dorr C Newton, well known real estate operator of Stone Harbor and Philadelphia. In a communication to the Freeholders suggested ths County Clerk'* ofIce be kept open later to permit access to the book* to relieve the congested conditions existing In that office. This would expedite the work of making realty aettle-

nient*.

Newton called to the attention of the Freeholders In his letter the condition Is aerlous. Many grantors, he stated, endeavor t lake advantage of the Inability of the title companlea to deliver searches and policies In the cus-

v—« x-'v tomary ninety dtya and seek to H Q]* ^OUntV cancel their *.greemenU. The let-

ter was as follow*:

"Board of Chosen Freeholder*, *

Cape May County. N. J.:

"Gentlemen.—We are having a great deal of difficulty with settlements. as they are all running over the time of the espiratloa of the agreement, due to the Inability of the title companies to complete their aearche* In the

usual ninety day period. A* you probably realise, this

entails endless difficulty and fie- ... quently the grantor has endeavor-

Physlclan Jullu, Way. ed |o (>kf> , rtv . nl4 ^ of lbr deU y House, •"•aded a delega- (o clince | hu> M re« m ent. I under-

bid! attended the meeting , h „ | be difficulty reverts Board ol Freeholders last bark JO |h< . ln , bUlly of (be tula ■ednesday afternoon and called C(impmnl „ lo emp ioy additional

that body the rIrrk# r i n e e there Is no room for need of establishing a county wel- lhrm |n |he CWrh . # injunction with an lherr any jumble that

rgency hospital ward. lht . of0r> . blMini <w ,|d t*. lengthenThe establishment of t-uch a ..,j (hat access could be had to home was pro.lded for by an act tbr po,*, i,* a longer period? of ihe Legislature In 1924. !r f b , ui us non t* trolly serious, aa reference to the project Dr. Way - u hampers aales and therefor* Ih* slated: "The only care we can glw d > telopmeM 'd the ewuaty by our to the poor people of the county inability o furnish short ttier Is to those that are down and out M M|rmra<* I eill surely apprr-B-fore an Inmate can be reglslere.1 cU , r anything you ran da la the In the Count) Poor House If must | mat ter to relieve the altuatlo*.

tie established that the patient I* "Youra very truly,

absolutely without any mean* of IKJitH E NEWTON" eupporl. The matter was discussed by This works a baidsblp on many '.ne Freeholders. It was staled the people, paMiculaily the oldei peo-| board had DO jurisdiction over pie Who have an income of a few Hie hoar* which the County dollar* a week or a little piece of |CUik'* office is open. No action

property that

A search of the place revealed about fouiteen gallon* of assorted liquor* in various receptacles. She wa* held under (2.500 ball by Supreme Court Commissioner

Harry tv Douglass.

Tin* Is the t Ighth surei-ssful liquor raid that lM« raiding parly ha* made since January I.

all there is to It.

In School Attendance

TIMES' office by Wednesday r

l They i

th ll.oou A

.ufflcient lo *uppo iiuld cheerfully gl'

r their small estate

Info a welfare home, me that It Is an adhave nothing, for we ke care of lhem." Di-

•ector Ogden askid: "Is it your suggestion to abolish the Almshouse entirely and consolidate the e projKt under one roof. Those wilhoul means of support •unty to keep, and ihose able list in their suppoit lo do Di. Way stated that was the

Continued on Pace S)

Hoard ol Edueal

Cape May's 1926 Budget Will Total $316,393.21

Among those who *eni In li-is for last week were: Haiobl J Fox. ! 20* K. Twrnty-finh Si . Wild ; »ood; Mrs. T. Sullivan. Maple Shade: John Lennon Sea Isb- City, and Dorothy U. Mixnei. 1291 - Pleasure Avenue. Ocean City. There were quite a !•» others! from various parts of tb<- county. Join the happy crowd tbl* week.

Reading the Classlfii

•rrentaze of aft* nrtum ■

sadaoee was 1*2 sod k-1” |«-r cent. 1 the i-nrollinent. Noith W ildwisd lead- the county a till an attendance of ‘‘3 and 2-l«

him W«

Court House Odd

Fellows Install Officers

always a profitable pastime, fur. besides the opportunity of winning five dollars, you’ll find many bargains In things yi,u need there

All the stolen articles were recovered intact by 1'nfreed and rhief Coll. wh*r. they took I'happeranl at night to tbe Russo bouse

Ths fnf'owtng officers were In - stalled Frloay night In Hereford laslc•. i O O F by District Dep-

Sea Isle Surfacing To Be Done By July I

The Bea Isle City Cor

tectivM Found Liquor and Stilk on Woodbine Farm

May t’onaty. together with ooper John Bishop of May < own House as a reaidt

a of Woodb'ac

Rnord Duval Wil)

ElizaberH B Duval of fMotw Harbor, will rsenve a house and lot In Frsnhford. according to lb» will id Net mother whuh was ad

galhroa of llqiiar and twnlmittad lo probate in the Poitoly waa taken gate'# efBr* Jewelry mad ailvet rt House and war - ware is bequeathed to bet dough 5«9 hall. Id appeal : let Mrs Marmn D Buckle) Jury. Tbs f'onat) | The balaare of the eslate. conTroopar Bishop ■►isriag priampaily of toosiry in • bom* Of JahS i hank* >* to be dlv.ded pels..*!

Mi

■port

1926 Almanac

The t»2( Almanac of !b<Cape May County TIME): will be mailed with ngzt Friday's Issue io ail Cape May County

of tbe publishers This

■ spirte with useful Informs lion, tide table for the yrai and laiendar of all holiday* and wrother predictions foi

TIME* subarr-ber* out of the count) may have a copy by applying or. prot raid or by Irttet. while the supply last* it lor any reason a county subarnbei tails to get hia copy of the Almanac, if the attention of the publisher* la direct-

■ rand. Hov

trroaurer; E. Z I Mill*, secretary

A delightful piogram was presell led no lading the entertaiorr*.! Payton and Pa)ton. which war]

greatly en)oy*d

Retreshmmts arte served In the! b>ser hall Visitors from all ! nearby plaie* were prowent.

infot

I by

John Parsonz Held In Atlantic County Asylum

Freeholder

hard surfacing Landi- Avenue would baaompleied by July I. Tb> rommunlcaiion is a iespouse to a letter from the Sea Isle I'ity Com mlsaloners asking information regarding tbe completion ol this work The Commi—oner, of Sea lain City arc ronl< .-opiating impruvemenls that cai-rot le- -'aritd unill thla work i- finish'd.

Factory Head Wint Suit

John Parson*, formerly of Turkaboe. is detained In the Atlanlie County A*y!um. It waa staled at the Freeholder*' meeting I set Wednesday when a requee! from the Atlantic County official* was

read a*ki

Fn

the Kindle A tbl Harbor, by a Jet contract made bj the Kindle A lirhi ••n by the latter

i hla

It's Spring in Cape May County

The TIMES hn» long zaid that there is no climate anywhere that can match that of Cape Mav County. Cool tommen an* mild winter*, with jut snap and ceit to make life worth living, are not nntuual but are the rule. Thi* week, while they're skating in Venice. *kiing in the mountain* of North Carolina. tleighing in Virginia, and are almost catting ice in tome part* of Florida, the thermometer in Cape May County registered between sixty and seventy all week' Thtre has been NO SHOW THIS WINTER In fact there u no snow to speak of any winter. We bte in the firest climate in the world. LET US TELL THE WORLD ABOUT IT'

The city budget. Of Cap*- May a- prepared by City Manager Paul A Volrker. and adopted by City Council. Is one of tb*- most <ompleie ever Issued in Cape May County, a* to the separation • xp-n-e Th<- total budget lor I92C itemizes expenditures undei beading* of nnanre. public affaire. public Improvement*, public property, public safety, a*■easment and col lection of taxes. :rca*urer and auditor. Interest and ■inking fund, school. Interest on tsmd*. retirement of Imndr and •mergency note,. Cnder each heading •- detailed Ihe expenMW anticipated tor 1S2* In may sub-division- The total nf the budget I* CMS . J! of which *22*.1 *2 40 o to l*e iaised by taxation, and the balance by

the matter.

Mail Carrier Drives in Milk Pond in Fog

While George Johnson, who carries the Green Creek mall fro* he po*t office _of that place to Rio Grande station, was making his regular trip to meet the (.40 A. M. train on Monday, he ran hte car info the mill pond. The tog wu* thick af that place and In making the curve, he became bewildered. and ran on the wrong side of the fence. Hla wife was with him. but both were gotten out without sustaining any Injuries. ofh<T than a wetting and

i Bradshaw Is r

Temporary Appoints Joseph Foster ha* t

ppointed bridge leader of

th.- Stone Hatbor bridge by Ln-r.-rtor of Bridge* < tuuwpMMl ailing a vacancy caused by tbe death of

tbe former brtda* leader

lely .

making your de-

»it. They Will help you la any way* Try Security Trust imipany, Cape May, when you

Isb banking bueini

Woodbine Tot Fell Into Tub ol Scalding Water

Will Destroy Boom

o V'ji old V .ry Valiae deugb | ,1 Mr end Mr*. B Value, of .

Hum ■ m a serlou* loudiMon Judge Eldredge directed 124 a result of being piais of liquor •eized la tbe raid •d when -he accidentally fell ' of the MiCaidell Inn to be dwriled chair, into a tub stioyed McCaldell plead guilty ,i .. saler. The mother bad - to the charge ol p<waaa*ion last - * •"i*l for a minute, wbi-nwrea and was fined *50fi. He has in- ntiod was called from her sold tbe hotel since hla arrant. »• ream* She Immediately About a year ago an effort waa • u and succeeded in taking made !•■ have the Itqimr —-fi—tl ■aby out Dr. Way. of B«-a t-d In taida turned over to the in- ' ity. wa* Immediately called j Mitulions of New Jersey for • •-atmenr wa» applied Tbr-| medi< Inal purposes. Due to th* i* In a very crlliral •-ondltlon. ! P< M >' quality of the liquor seigad he may recover. I tb> piactice waa dlacontlnuwd.