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SKA IKE CITY, CAPE HAT COUHTY, I. J., FEIDAY^ SEPTEMBER 17, 1M6

HBKBEE FORTY-FIVE

Me Purchases Site At *n City Gables For Hotel]

Sfca Isle Bank

Growing Rapidly

Avenue Between Garfield and Ar-

of Ocean Front Now' Work Wifl Be Puahed

Resources Have Increased

34%. in Past Year

"and

i Tract Being Sold Direct To Investors

i Gas Men Hold Outing In Sea Isle

N. J. Association Spent Monday in Games and Enjoy Shore Dinner

u one of Welcomed By Sofrooey

i pttr - Of »Wcti feUaSelpfcla and

elpbla and

k! estate operator, min laen. widely

try; and Ifavld t large nanufae-

" offloe bulldand Cfcestnut SMtfa. U treasure! s wodt U be-

The Mew Jersey Oaa Aaeoe'.atlca he'd an outing In Sea lala on Bbuday. making ikelr headquarter* at the Belle rue HoUL The attoetatioa. wb ch U thi largest id ogle State aaqpeUtlon, with a membership of IMS. had over SS representative* from vni sections of the State, pres-

ent here on Mondgy. The day was designated

play day. their business met being held In.Noith Jersey, while one daf during the, year Is set aside for an outing at seane South Jersey retort. The as

has been.haring

i AOLStle Olty gad Ocean

Bad Judicial Situation In This County

The splendid growth and development of the IHrat National k. of Sea Isl? City, was made wc this week when figure* e given out slinrlng deposits September 7. this year, of fdOS.lM.SB, as compared with d431.S6S.8d the aame date last year. The gain in deposits’ Is 23 On September 7 tbh yeat the total resources of the institution

were f?S»,38MS> as

with S564.7S0.01 last

gain of S4 per eent.

The a*w home of the hank la progreadag rapidly, and n gala opening in the. new building is planned for Decccober 4. the fourth anniversary of the bank’s opening. The walls, vault and

fioor of the new

WSli along JU) completion. Hogson Biothers. New York, are builders, and ImBoy Muller. Sea Isle City, and Tom Oelani Wildwood, are the contractors.

Youis May Be One of The 10

Legal Wheel* Will Move Slowly Until Bench Vocan-

ies Are Filled

No Relief Until November

rk

Big Traffic Figures Given Freeholders

wm Gives Gift To Faithful Friend

Will Be Presented to State Highway Commission to

Prove Road Needs

Rearrange County Building

Tbs recent death of Judge 7

Flew JOlSe r Capa May the Judicial

County, has placed,

conditions in Cape May County la

a terrible moss.

Freeholder Foeter OoaUn prented interesting figure* to the Board of Freeholdera at their meeting ou Wednesday, figures which should make the State Highway Commission consider paving In Cape May County, In the opinion of the Freehold-

The death ot Judge removes the County's Circuit Court Judge. This position cannot be filled until the Btato Senate convenes again. Before a Judgb named by Governor Moore can act the appointment must be cosfirmed by the State Senate.

The refusal of Senator Bi to confirm the appointment Judge Eldredge has caused vacancy In the Common Pleas

Hidden Names

That Are Among TIMES Classified Ad* In This fosue *

temporarily filling the Pleas bench In Cape Ma» County. The death of Judge SetUmpf baa td the burden of the Clreult Court cases of County also on hte ■ Justice Campbell informed tbs

logs In

City, this being tbs that they came to Seajale City. The member* •reived in Sea Isle City around 1# A. M~ and

Popularity I* Growing

n euolgy c* the lats zjca&is

» standing Is sOenec

minute

their late preaid* After a hearty dinner which waa Interspersed with Jokes and

Growing me

. eek. That, la a nutshell, the story of the new sad faalatlag Hidden Name Contest, itch la four weeks old today. _ you have' not already become acquainted with the real sport that may be derived from a search for tbs names that are MMm svsry week In tbs TT Classified Department, it Is Hunt through Ctsaslfied

M that the company | ■a dsAiite financing:

ICHy Gables develop-

; light standards, fctal marker* at both p Gdbtas la located | mile north of Sea i Landis Avenue.

old-fashioned _

on Croneeker’a lawas. Tbs first event waa a stilt off In heats. The events ed to be very Interesting and required a good knowledge of Kmj.fM.ier A balloon race, which followed, was full of fun tor the participants and spectators, firtaking part In 1L The finish waa so close it waa bard to decide whe was the winner, tho.tgh one was picked. ’ The officer* and directors for the year 1126 are as follows: President. L. N. Tetter. Atlantic

tacked sway among the

Seven ot the owners of these names found thorn, notified the TXMB8 and received free theatre

Every person who dla-

or her

Judge Herbert C. Bartlett. V>f

scheduled for the

term of court that he dM know the solution of tbs predlciameot. He stated he dWnt have a Judge available to assign to the wort but J«dge Bartlett . J - « J hi- ul—

Cape May County day this week an

and Tuesday of next week. Is calling the court calendar

the attorney* signified what: date

tickets.

aSbng the valuable little Claasi- suitable with

fied Ads will be presented with a Free Theatre Ticket that will ad-

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was Inter ee ted

ready for trial at anytime, but inasmuch as almost one hundred witnesses would be called and the cgse would probably take two or three days to hear, be asked permission of the Court for him to endeavor to arrange a date

Bartlett.

Cape May Day At Sesqui,

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may be summoned and they

would be forced to rtf' In tge

for a day or two before

this case was called. Justice

Campbell agreed to the request.

In his report to the County Board of Freeholders on Wednesday. W. H. D Hall. County Publicity Director stated that Cape May County had been a-

s^&rssa*': i. 5s-:v »?•

Koehler. Newark; secretary

and treasurer, Louis Btoecker; Newark; directors, two years. B. B. Richardson. Geo. DuBols; directors. one year. H. A. Stockton. R. J. Ritchie. R. R. Young.

New Jersey committee of the South Jareey Exposition which was held at Camden la July and August. Mr. Goslln recommend(4 that the (.ward be framed and placed in the new county bulld-

p raolbg and hitting bs ago. tbs aocli the death of tbs

Avalon Lady Found Dead On Pavement

i Albert B. Hale, * old. respectively, r sixtieth wsddlng Uy at their Street, cap* > couple ha’.' “Mty for i > children, aik I thr

Hans For Sea Isle City Hotel Told At C. of C. Meeting

Hall said thal plans for

Cape May County Day. September 22, at the Sesqul-Centennlal Exposition were completed and that he thought the county would be well represented. He stated that be had written to all service club* In the county .• ’ring uielr participation at the New Jersey House when Haycr Kendrick, of

Pnlladelphtn, would greet .them. Mr- Hall stated that a con-

fusion might result in the running of special trains from this

county on September 22. due *

Mrs. Anna Levis was found dead on the pavement in front of her tame, on Thirty-third Street. Avalon. Saturday night. Mrs. Lewis had been 111 for some time, naversl months ago having hew operated upon for a carbuncle located at the bare ol iher bead, and death evidently

came very suddenly.

Mr*. Lewis to survived by her husband. John, who to a painter.

eon. who resides In Phil*- ^ Philadelphia on that daj. He

A check was made on motortots snd the various highways in this county from September 7 A M.. to midnight Labor Day. The check shows tne following. On the Eldora route 3.43r cars going south and 3,582 going north, on the Somers Point-Ocean CHSr Boulevard. 16.golng south and 16,743 going north, on the Tack shoe Mays Landing Road. 12.746 went sonth and 12.563 cars went north te Weatherby road 9.676 south and 10.467 north, showing a total ot 43.380 going south and 43,386 going

north.

a communication Freeholders, the State Highway Ion granted as >x tension of time to E. Riley Mlxaef Com pany on the Seashore Road, sec-

Probate Will of Hit and Run Victim

No Startling Deoelopments Occurred in Jury Situation

The will of Mrs. Annie M. Godfrey, of Tuckahoe, bequeaths $2,000. her wearing apparel. Jewelry and beet china dishes to Mary Rickert, "her beloved and faithful friend." Mra. Godfrey recently killed on the Weatherby Road, neaf her home, by a hit-and-run driver who fled

after the accident.

The will, which was recently probated, directs the remainder of her estate to be divided between Her brother. Dr. Randolph Marshall, of Tuckahoe; her ntec*. Mrs. Jennie A. Sharp, of Atlantic City: her niece, Bllie 8. Diverty, of Woodbury, and her grandnephew, Marshall H. Diverty. a

Camden attoriiey.

Justice Campbell Declined To Give Reasons For Act, But Stated Attacks on Prosecutor* Office and Factional Politic* Were Not Considered

Told Rotarians Keep Wheels Going Round

Thos. Durell New School Superintendent

Appointed To Succeed E. R. Brunyate, Who Ha* Filled Place 4 . Years

Is A Princeton Graduate

Sea Isle City and the Township Committee of Middle Township In regards to allowing the Jersey Central Power and Light Com-,

pany to lay gas mains. |

The Cape May County Moequl- > Extermination Committee, in p communication, asked for the allot ed $3006 to carry on their work In the county. On a lution by Mr. Champion the al-

so their cases

. jiiounem was mmoe.

r *ou««fe ^ ^ cl * cta t * ! *' Ted tr * a j r smugwui, u» prosecutor's o'*—

taken In from slot

flacated. The same were ordered turned over to the County

Comity Engineer R- Fendall Smith reported that the Burke contract on Landis Avenue. Sea Isle City, was not completed and that Wallace Toxour Company has not aa yet aUrted work the,Woodbine road. In hto report he stated that the contractor had not to date had any plant set up and that the company (Contlnjed on Page Six)

A Trenton dispatch state* that Dr. Logan. State Commissioner of Edueattoa. has appointed Thomas Durell. of Belleplaln. Superintendent of School!, for Cape May Couaty, to succeed Edwin

Brunyate. Jr.

Thomas Durell and hto father. Fletcher Durell. have large

at BellepMn. He to

a graduate of Princeton College. He became mteresteo :n school rork after Hr. Etta Osgood had difficulty in managing the Belleplain school and took the princlpatohlp at a nominal salary. He has,held this position since 1828.

he completed a post coarse In public s-hool : at Chicago Univer-

sity. Mr. Durell to very well liked though of a modest and retiring disposition. The position

pays $5,000 a year

Edwin R. Brunyate. Jr., has filled the position for four years. Many years ago he taught school in Sea Isle City. He succeeded

Mr. Hamburger, of Atlantic City, Gave His Views on Size of House Needed and Offered to Co-operate ill Financing the Proposition

Committee Named To Study Proposition and Report

del phi a. The Lewtoea have

resident! of Avalon several year*,

owning their' home there. The funeral was held Thurs-

day afternoon from tbs parlors of the Oliver Bair establtohment

on Chestnut Street.

The Sea Isle City Chamber of Commerce held most Interestin' meatlu.Ts ever held by that body on Monday night, being large./ attended, which to the unusual order. For Interest, suggestions snd constructive Ideas, which have been lacaing due to the lack of Interest, the meeting waa a red

letter one.

- The most Important discussion the Cape May County Odd Fel- the meeting was the new hotel

Iowa also haring apeclal trains I propoBlUon "* President Earl Waddlngton

must be shown," declared Mr. Hamburger. He cited the difficulty of a Wildwood man who undertook to build a hotel there without securing the co-operation the people of Wildwood,

their Inteiest.

Stone Harbor Bank’s Formal Opening

of the

The formal opening

banking room of the First National Bank. Stone Harbor, located at Ninety-fifth and Second Avenue, wlit take piece Monday, evening. September 20. at «:*<>

stated that the Odd Fellows special will operate over the Readl and Pennsylvania Lines ivlng points in the county around 7:16 A M. and leaving Philadelphia around 10:80 P. MThe special trains leaving Cape May County for the Sesqui will operate over the Pennsylvania lines, going by the bridge route, direct to the Seequl grounds. The fare will be about $8.40 round trip. Trains will leave Cape May at 8-36 A- M.. leaving the Seequl

at 9:45 P. k.

The amount ' of hutlnes* re cetved by the bank to date. ** certs all the expectations of the office re and directors of bank.

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charge accounts wife. Marl* D. MacMurray. mother. Mrs. C. R. Hahn, of Sea late City. N. T. W. W. MarMURRAY. Ocean < «?• N. J.—Adv.

Case Settled

The eult ot W. T. Read. State Treasurer, against Hiram Love, financial officer of Sea Ule City, for failure In reporting on time the financial condition of city, has been discontinued. Love having paid the costs.

took up the question of the hotel after a few minutes of routine business, calling upon Mr. Hamburger, of Hamburger A Sagel. the owners of the Gateway Casino, who submitted architects’ plans for the new hotel. Mr. Bamberger In explaining the plan and proposition said: “A community is what the citlxens of that community make It.” He* said he was attracted by the possibilities of Sea lale City and would have given the proposition early attention If It had not been

that he and Mr. Sagcl

cupled with other things, especially the building of the Gateway Casino. Mr. Hamburger declared that Sea Ule City can not be successful unless It possesses a first-class hotel. He stated that the man who designed the Gateway had drafted plans for the new hoiel here. It was hto thought that a sixty or eighty room hotel would meet Sea Isle

WHY NOT start an Interest account in Security Trust Com-

pany. Cape May City? it only | Oty’s requirements at present takes $100 to begin tuch an ac- "If “>e movement to to be pul SmM. and jwi do It by mall. wl11 •"<» co-operation

Adv. 1 °tt part of the common! y

Explanation. Might Block Justice In The Future

Wilson S. Hartzell Urges Sea Isle Member* To Love Their Neighbors

Hamburger Talk* on Hotel

While startling developme failed to material!** at Ike opi Ing of the September terns court, ncverthelsas a feeling v

for the futnre. when these dlsclrsure* will made. If they a they will affect. It to i this time to state. Despite the fact that 1

vertlsed hearing Juror* stricken from the | Jury Hat failed publicly. There are Indl that somebody to In for a 1

surprise.

In an Interview with tbs r sentatlvss Campbell throw little light ( the reasons why the grand 1

list was deleted. Justice Campbell

that the aeUon of i names from the Hat la no v reflected upon the <

the men who were grand Jury service.

Justice Campbell malata that the publicity attached to 1 action was uncalled for. stated he could not u*«M

why this v

He stated he waa within 1 right* in rejecting any Juror f

Sea Isle City Rotary Club had another of tb«.lr interesting meeting* on Monday evening and were Stimulated to keep the wheel* turning by the visiting speakers. Among the visitors wore Messrs. Hamburger and Sagel of Atlantic City, tte builders of the Gateway Casino, who are also Interested In Sea Isle Ctty real estate and are prepared to back the erection of a modern hotel In thto city to the extent

of over 60 per cent.

Mr. Hamburger told the members the site house he thonght waa required here at this time

and pointed qut the hearing of Jurors who were not in hto a good hotel upon the advance- Ion qualified for servles *i

explanation for thto actloa

seaary. The pu

the Courts to to admlnl flee, he asserted, and tl a public nature, a publication the reasons why the Jurors dropped may Interfere with administration of justice. In reply to the direct

why the men were

stated that he did not care make any public stat

intimated that an might tntertefe with

may come before a ntutn

Jury. >

Another question he wa by the reporters was:

Prosecutor Campbell cew grand Jury ll*t?” He

'It was my action.’’ Q. "DM the fact that

men dropped from the greo* Jury

attached to what

of the city. Hto address aroused much interest among the members In the propoeltion. W. Court right Smith, former Mayor of Wildwood, recently of Kansas City and a member of the Rotary Club of that city, who was dining with his family at the Bellevue, was called on and expressed his pleasure at being

In Jersey again.

Rev. Weitoon 8. Hartsell.

tors of the Church of the Good

Shepherd. Atlantic City,

speaker of the evening was pre-

sented by Mayor Sofroney. Mr. Hartzell. who believes that

we are our brothers’ keepers In

a practical sense,

admiration for the principles of Rotary and urged the members to k- ep the Rotary wheel turn-

.. . , ,. ing and good deeds moving all

the late Aaron Hand, who held thf ,. wh| , e Uglng the jnustration this poeitlon for twenty-two I, the ^ Queen Vll8htl years. Before his appointment t0 mlke a /M>ec , 4cI e of herself behe waa for eight years superin-* fore the g(; bjecU , or her drunken

husband.. Ahasuems, the King.

terdent of the Cape May City schools, coming there from Lykens. P*.. where he acted as supervising principal. He Is a son of Edwin R. Brunyate. a former Methodist pastor in Ocean City.

Odd Fellows' Train To Grand Lodge

Hotel Would oo.t *250,000 Mr. Hamburger very enthus

Hamburger very enthusi-

astlially declared that the hotel will be for the betterment of Sea Isle City and that the city to growing and will grow more. He said that a sixty room hotel would coet $250,000 and an eighty room hotel would cost

' He said his Interests

would build the hotel If the city could raise a certain amount of money. When questioned by Sevan! members of the chamber, he stated that if a sixty room hotel w»* wanted $100,000. second mortgage bonds would have to be raised by the community, they to finance the rest; If sn eight room hotel. $120,000 would bo the amount to be raised, he and Mr. Bagql financing the remainder.

Further speaking on the hotel proposition, he declared tlia Isle City's growth depends

movement of this kind snd the

city must give service at

times. When further questioned Mr. Hamburger stated that the

community's share would hare

be mad* In four payments, allow-

ing six or.seven months to | Mr. Geller. representing

Real Estate Board of Sea Isle dlly, stated that every memUi of tbs Board was behind the movement snd Ih-t each member

would subacribr from $600 (Continued on Pag* 81s)

Will Give Excursionist* A Chance to Visit Sesqui A special excursion train to Philadelphia will carry Cape May County Odd Fellows' Association to the Sesqul-Centen-nlal Exposition on Wedneeday. September 22. The spe- il train leaves the Reading Sla'iop Wildwood at 7:16 A. M.. Cape May Court House. 7:33, Tuckahoe, 7:53. Returning the train leav« Philadelphia (Chestnut Street ferry) 10:30 P. M- There will be convenient street car service from Chestnut Street ferry to the Sesqil-Centennlal grounds. The special train will be Operated to permit members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Cape May County Odd Fellows /ssoclatlon. and their friends, who have chartered thto train, to participate in the 102nd annual session of Sovereign Grand. Lodge. I. O. O. F-. and monster parade

i thto date.

31»e round trip tickets for adults cost $2.00: children. $100. Tickets can be purchased vance’and are on sale by bers ol the Cape May County Odd Fellows’ Association and at the stations prior to leaving. The number ot tickets Is limited.

Mr. Hartzell said the beautiful and purity go hand In band and that the beauty of soul of the Persian Queen shone In the beauty of her' person. Taking up the practical side of the beautiful In life. Hartsell declared that all the world waa our neighbor, but he feared too many gave mere thought to the distant Hottentot than to the poor at our door, and he made an earnest plea for help to the down-and-out who are half way men. He expressed confidence that the world was taking a new view of who Is my neighbor and that from that angle the world was

better.

In closing Mr. Hartrell impressed upon hto hearers the Importance of guarding their play time and using it for their improvement and the betterment of those about them. The address was most Interesting and held the close attention of the Rotarians.

hat (s

known as the Hildreth faction bar- anything to do ijlth their ’ rejection?” The Justice replied. "Nothing whatever. Thto rooming was the first that I waa acquainted with this, though In a different manner. I was Informsd the men were affiliated as antiBright men. I have no Intsrwt whatever In ’ the political aspect or political conditions in the

county.”

Q. "Is It a fact that Proseentor Campbell has offices In the same building where your offices are located?” "My offices aro located In Jersey City and I bs»liere Mr. Campbell's offices are located In Newark. I rarely see him excepting here.” The next question he was asked was: "Would the fact that It some ot the rejected grand Jurors have been chosen for duty they would have been favorable to an investigation of the Prosecutor'* (CotUnued on Page Six)

Green Creek Lady Injured By Cow

Elected Bridge Director At a meeting of the Director of the Ocean City Bridge Com pany. Charles I. Lafferty. of Atlantic City, was elected to the Board of Directors. The sale n »tock to build the Beesley' Point to' Somers Point bridge wra authorized to commence at

WE WILL HELP YOU finance the building of your home. The building and loon plan Is the easiest. See Irving Fitch, Secrr tary. Tradesmen's Building and I<oan Association, Sea lale City.

Mrs. M. Thompson, of Green Creek, was hornetj by a cow. wh.ch she was milking on Tuesday afternoon around 5 P. M.. cow striking her In the ab-

domen.

She did not pay any attention the wound, not thinking It serious. It Is thought that blood poisoning set In. She was taken to the office of Dr. Millard Cryder. of Cape May Court House, who after giving treatment ordered that she be sent Millville Hospital. William Smith taking her to that Institution. On Thursday morning the hospital authorities reported that Mrs. Thompson’s condition very favorable, but that would be confined there for era! days.

Announcement

Not having the privilege of continuing my candidacy In the tote Primary, I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the Board ot Freeholders on an Independent Ticket at the Oeasral Election on November 2. 1926. Your support to earnestly solicited. CHARLES E. FOSTER. (Ordered and ijaULfor by Charles E.

IF YOU WANT to make your dollars come home to roost, put .hem In a savings account In the Security Trust Company. Cap,. May City. You will be surprised bow soon the account wilt grow and the Trust Company will conUnuoualy add to It 4% Interest. —Adv.

New* From Today's Classified Ads

Two used Chevrolet Touring care for sale. One open and the other with a Rex cncloeure. Both It. good condition. Found—Adrift In Avalon round bottom rowboat. Thto Is Just one o' many moet Interesting bargain and messages (hat appear In the Classified Ads In thto lasde. Lot us suggest that you turn to that Department at onre. unless you are a regular reader of that important and convenient market place, In which case you have probably already read ilie Ads Do you like a good moving picture ah»M ? Would you enjoy seeing one without coet? You can if you find your name among those hidden In the Classified Department thi* week, and notify us.