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Cape May County Times

CAPE MAY COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER

WHO IS IT? Free Theatre Tickets to the first five sending in the contest name 1 of today's silhouette subject

> Two From -R. R. ay A*ki For j To Sell G«, lale City To Fill in Lott

SEA ISLE CITY. CAPE MAY COUNTY. It. 7. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 0. 1920.

NUMBER FOUR

irecetTod fruu it.r >o

I which the ol<! ' hems* stood, mne

£the city prooeny

jr Central Power

s pure his< r<

I plant (thoush no

aid), that

Beat Buys Real Estate

There I. probably no better

time to bny Ret I e, uu at profliahie Investment price. 1 D

th. -“Y C0Unlr ,h » n

the winter season.

A new department. “Beet Buys In Real Estate." starts on page 15 of this Issue. Each week this department will contain new. Jive opportunities in Cape May County real estate. Almost every section of the "Minty is represented In the department. ir you are Interested In real estate, a perusal of the "Best Buys" colmay mean many dollars

Turn to page 15 right no Annual Play of Woodbine H. S.

Proceeds Will Be Used For

Washington Trip

The annual play given by the •enlor class of the Woodbine High

on the sp- School »*» presented last Friday tuber 11. The •‘vening In the Lyric Theatre bet was read for ' OT * of the largest crowds

s- «*•« ever attended any affair in

j that Borough.

P providing for the! The funds derived triii go to-

gravei. 1 wards trip to the nation’s

[ Irst reading, aa capital.

The

Montgomery,

I. Bernard Abram-

•», Jerry Arnold, the unsuoee-w-ful fixer. Sidney Sussman; Mr. McNutt, a detective, Milton Katt; Elmer Flannel, awfully shrinking,. Robert Untner: Alvan Ben Mocha, a Turk from Turkey. Edward Levitt; Mabel Montgomery,

wife. Rose Feldman. Zutender Turkish maiden, RoaeatW Mary Ann O'Fin-

tai cook. Edith Roth-

Freeholders Invited To Road Hearing Commission Will Meet Newark Dec. 8 To Consider South Jersey Roads

Other Gtizens May Attend

[. providing lor Ihe

j of the street. by is sad other, cond and final

uoag , tHuu . ^ SSCIIOO J| ar Rfc^ I the putting In of

. Bid* will

r Fills Hearing on FH 511 Hard Surfacing

,jwd Route No. 15

Von Utter

r. of Col-1 Hishway Commission Will

U,,.„ To Coumy .

incy la the on Tuesday. December 21

Declaring that

the county was going to pay one-half of the cost of constructing the Somers Point-Ocean City Boulevard, County Engineer R. Fendill Smith, stated that bad not received any set plana, no notification 01 bids, or notice of sward of the contract for building the boulevard, and no Information at all regarding it from the State Highway Commission, adding that this county should have some recog-

nition In the matter.

Tb' Clerk of the board was directed to write the Commission for all data concerning the construction of the boulevard. A communication was received from the Progressive League of Cape May City asking that the Freeholds take steps to widen Schellenger’s Landing Bridge The matter was referred to the

the play Director of Highways for Inves-

County Engineer R. Fendall Smith In a written report, atated that the Wildwood Boulevard is' II.# per cent, completed and th .1 .only a small portion remains unfinished. E. Riley Miner Company Is thej contractor on the boulevard.

Mr. Smith further

that the Landis Avenue. Isle City, contract was coraple

He reported that rept basins and to breaks

have been repaired. Conti

Burke, of Wildwood, had of ihe contract. Bills work was ordered paid. A communication t New Jersey Association

Freeholder, announced, m -etin* would be held a t Tren ton on December IS. 4n ^ a .ked that the county bo^o have a

representation, that one of the era will atteni

Sheriff Hoffman iB kls written report stated to* thcre had been an average ,i 8 . 15 pr , 8 .

oners a day I

'he j Many Will Go To Trenton

ton on th« mem- The New . n*j State Highway :h. his two set-j Commission 1 vs notified the Wildlent. (wood Board M Trade that Cape was very sue-j May County representative* s*ekilnlstry In Col- mg the Lard surfacing of Route I here high!' ]between Brlcksboro and Green « was selected creek. wUl be heard on Drceml account of bis t>«r 21. lies. ( The opeu haartag will be held itotsr gad his |n (h , Conumssi- r headquarters, of hi* wife and a , Trenton, at 1# 30 A M. The ill move to Sea Aa , r taHs on Tue.d*y. and s repI he will 811 the group of Cape May . both morning , ..untisc-- are expected to rasite d that Mr. Von !o ha „ .a, road

Lilburn Hess, of Tuc\ihoe, Detective Chas. Ends Life IVih Shotgun Unfreed Quits Well-known Banker Had Been in 111 Hnlth For Several U Years and Suffering Unbalanced His Mind, Freeholders Receive Letter Causing Rash Act at His Borne of Resignation Without Taking Any Action

Uaed Same Gun He Fired at Bank Rofeers Last Year

j Speeding Work on j New Baik Building

I’slng the same shotgun, which he used to shoot at fleeing bank robbers In March. I#25. Llll Hess, aged SS years, former president of the Tuckahue National

shot and killed binmrtf **>jFigures on Sea Isle First

Nationals Growth

had been In poor j health for several years and wa« il-lnvalid. It is supposed that bis mind became unbalanced, causing him to commit tb:- rash •ral occasions hr had threatened to do away with him-

If.

Mr. Hess had finished rating bis dinner on Tuesday and ha< gone to the second floor of bU -hich he was accustomed to do. Rutherford Hess, a brother, of Bellepla.n. called on the family after dinner and went to the second floor to see Mi. Hess. After a conversation, Mr. Hess Rut be: lord to go downsta: ___ Rutherford, shortly a tup, preparing to leave when he heard a sbi Mr. Hess’ son, JtaMfur. to ihe second 9nd fc father In he had the head and badly mutilated, instantaneous.

Shot at Bank Bandits

Elaborate pronratiou? are being mad- for Us formal opening of the new banlhig house of the First National tank of Sea Isle City, on Decebtar 11. the date of the instituUot’s fourth anni-

versary.

The new ttik building is rapidly nearing completion, and

worknn i are yb-eding up tcrior finish f have it

the 11th,

the First Nabeen phenomenal, ago with total

the opening day of 1100.000. the bank has to deposits of nearly a •oil I ion dollars. The Increase in he past year In loans and bonds is 111 pei cent: in • arning. 203

deposits, 71 per

cent, and In total resources. 70

Some Friction Over Salary

• pV.-f-i

f

Tb ‘ of 1 tlomUjpfk has bee; ■Wr four years i

The bank started with a capl1 of $75,000. and increased this to isO.OOO within the past year. The surplus is now well

over $15,000.

March. 1825. Hess was presl-! of the Tucks hoe National and lived adjacent to the when the three young bank bandits raided the institution. Mr. Hess, usinit the shotgun, fired at the bandits, who weie fleeing in a motor car. The shot hit the car, but did not stop the bandits. Edwin L. Tomlin, of Corbin City, was fatally shot by one of

the bandits at that time. 4 volunteer fire company, The old shotgun was said tOj whtch win be known as Tuck of Mr. Hess’ dearest P°r- ^ shoe Volunteer Company. No. 1.

Tuckahoe Will

Have Fire Company Town Voted To Purchase

Apparatus Last Week

*« eou'ty pySteUL!" 1 **** cieioHi •»* ° u «’ ‘"J 1 I Theatre. Tuckahoe. j fore he was stricken with his jjy eV enlng.

He cherished It. It »

recent illness he

field thot.

Dr. Julius Way. county physician. investigated the case, and 1 ' decided a Coroner’s Inquest •

Who Is It?

i Trade Bodies Z

the county Jail,

for the past mo, th tflj e

/' r Prt* 0 "" w “| Funeral serriee were held this A Tommu n f‘ r . , ,, I (Friday) afternoon at 1 o’clock. * . | "““““ * ,1ob ,r0,n ,hP | with Interment at Hcad-of-!he

that th^ body approved the ext -nslon of t<r w granted E. Ril -y Mtxner Com^n, for the complelion section j Seaahore Road. c ,n M lb r . cammunlc * Uon ' hr tatives of (j,. county attend a hearing on December S. at Newark. relat^,, to u,* extension of Highway* in Southern New Jersey, tj, communication stating that r^preaentalives of all South Jersey counties had been “‘k'’ 4 attend. The board will have r.prtaent? .vss at the meet-

ing.

f'eeholder Milkr asked that bldt b e advertised for the pu'P‘t» of fuinishing floor covering 1o l the new Court HoUs. '•qne.t was granted. Clarence 0 Eidredge, of Cape <f*>- City, was appointed by Di-

Luth

At the meeting It was volai purchase fire fighting apparatus. the plan being to purchase a one-ton chemical truck. This decision baa met with the approval of nearly all the townspeople as such a purchase will fill a great need as some past experiences will warrant the inThe eommitu? in charge of soliciting funds, etc., was ap-

pointed as follows:

Morris Krinaky, president, Paul Sturgis, treasurer. H. J. Morgan, Fuads for the purchase ot the apparatui will be raised by subscription and various affairs.

The resignation of Charles W. I'n/reed. county detective, connected with the Prosecutor’s office. was received by the Board of Freeholders at their meeting on Wednesday afternoon. His resignation was effective on Tuesday. The copy of the letter. which follows, is self explanatory; "Board of Chosen Freeholders. Cape May Court House. N. J. "Gentlemen-—I hereby tender my resignation as Investlgntoi the office of the Prosecutor of Pleas, same to take effect, vetnber 30. 192$. "I wish to state my reasons for so doing and that Is that Prosecutor Campbell Informed' about this timo last year. Just before the holidays, that I would have to work part time aa your honorable body was complaining about the expense. Thinking that was so. 1 conned to work on part time. 1 never made any inquiries in reI to the matter to any of r members until a few ths ago. when 1 was informed by one of your members, that the board had never conplained concerning my salary. was again notified last week by the Prosecutor to finish whatever cases that I was investigating by the end of this month and then starting with December. I was to go on part yme. although no consideration given to the fact that I have been engaged in work for the county night and day, Sui days Included, during the busy ”1 thank you for si! past courtesies extended to me during the period of my employment as Investigator, ! am. “Very truly yours. "CHARLES W. CNFREED.” The bo. -d took no action on Mr. I’nfreed’s resignation or letter. ordering it received and

filed.

Lost Colony of

Mayflower Descendants Published originally in the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Is printed by special permission in this Issue, on page 21. The author of this most interesting and historic article is Lawrence H. Eldrodge. of Cape May City, son of former Freeholder Irvin H. Fldrcdge. a prominent newspaper feature writer. The story Is based upon an Interview with Rev. Paul Sturdevant Howe, authot of "Mayflower Descendants of Cape May County” and well-

known historian.

Juries Drawn For December Term of Court

(Four Women Drawn on

Petit Panel Grand Jury

Minus Fair Sex

Will Form Cape May Historical Society Daughters of American Revolution Take First Steps

The regular m-mthly of Cape May Patriots Chaptsr. Daughters of the American Revolution. was held at the home of Miss Louisa Corson. Ocean City, on Saturday. Nov.-rtb q 27. The cbaptei was addr «ed by.

Iturtevanl Howe.

Reading R. R. Given Crossing Permit Can Proceed With Cape May Point Branch At a public hearing before the Board of Freeholders, on Wednesday. the Atlantic City Railroad was granted right of way to cross over a county highway at Cape May Point In construction of their new line running to the ferry connecting with Lewes. Del. County Engineer R. Fendall Smith, when asked by Director Ogden to give his view on the matter, atated that the railroad company should construct a crossing which will stand the traffic. A representative of the company stated that a modern crossing would be built and (hat the company would be glad to supply any protection which the Utility Commission specified, adding that the speed of locomotives would be restricted to ten miles an hour.

Boardwalk Site For Hotel Eliminated Sea Isle Committee Says Cost Is Prohibitive—May Select Landis Avenue Will Decide Next Monday

Judge Ware Was Present The grand Jury and ihe petit Jury panels for the December term of court was drawn by Sheriff James T. Hoffman In the presence, of Judge Henry Burt Wane, of Salem County, and Jury Commissioner Alfred Smith, on Tuesday morning. Half of th* grand Jury elec: is comprised of Wildwood* and Cape May City residents, nine from Cape May City and eight from th, Wilfiwooda. Ocean City ha* MX. On the petit psu.-l ihe wildwooda have fourteen, the Cape Maya - and Ocean City ten. Tb” 1DU follow Grand Jury Theodore E. Alcoti. retired. Wildwood. Charles Bryant, machinist. Cspe May City. George W. Bsnks. r-llrad, Wildwood. Nubas Dionlon. farmer, Erma. H. T. Foil Ids. Tax Collector. Ocean City. Samuel Greeiuteln. farmer. Woodbine. Jone- B. Hand, musician, May-

vllle.

Harry J. Hughea. real to. Cape May Clly. Howell, insurance Avm-

Survey Gives Cost To Drive Out Mosquitoes

State Engineers Submit Figures After Going Over

Situation in County

Must Drain Many Acres

Ph. D.. the Adv-

The mosquito problem tc Cap? May County ha* now reached toe point where intelligent action can be taken, the amount of w->rk to be done and the cost having been as ccrtained through a survey made by State engineers who have been working on the

Job since last spring.

Interest in this problem has been growing in the county s;*nt linen: being almost universal the mosquito must go. Now

V »

eetor of the Church of t that th* cost is uno nt. Cape May. a well- He will have a eh enralo*.,; and member! whether or no they a genealogies! and his- foot the bill, the pi ■cieties. Dr. Howe out-1 a three-year one. steps necessary for the! The survey was i of a htstor.-a] society, i Agtrll and continue t tint inn and by-laws. I very* were made t After those ot lone | re-check the findini td societies. After dis-! lowing figure* give by th • chapter, it was mate number of ac ittaen* representing the and drainage has tx

The selection of the site for Sea Isle City's new hotel and plans for starting operation in {order to have the hotel built for season .will be made at a meeting of the hotel committee of the Chamber of Commerce next Monday evening, following the regular Chamber of Commerce On Wcdneseday evening, at a well attended and interesting meeting, with Chairman George Boeder presiding and George Somershou as secretary, six sites were submitted to the < mlttee. The sites submitted were along Landis Avenue and ad-

jacent.

Boardwalk sites have eliminated on account of the > Is the purpose of the < mlttee to keep within a p

operate a hotel the

It Is the plan to keep

within $100,000

The regular Chamber of Comerce meeting will start at S.30 next Monday evening and follow it the hotel committee will

Any one interested In

welfare of the city and the hotel U invited to attend both meetings, states Mr. Boeder. Walter H. Treen. sal«s manager f..c the new Wildwood hotel corpor* - tlon will be present at the meeting and will explain their plan of

financing and all details.

On October 25. a hotel corporation with 2500 shares of capita! slock with full voting power of tailed last * par value of $100 a share, was until Sep-j organised for building the hotel, grate sur- At a meeting on November 8. check and | reports on sites were made, a The fol-1 tentative vote favoring the selec ie approxi-! tlon of a beachfront site. » lequirlngl Members of the committee, are. ome ditch*! Messrs. George Orel*. David Geli done and l rr - E * rl M Waddtngton. William augmented A. Haffert. Georg* Soeder. chair-

Mrs. Ella Tomlin iud^enly T Wednesday of

. the pub-

co-.tractor.

William Mocker. West Wildwood. Alfred Hirst, mechanic. North V’ildwood. Richard Ham!, farmer. South

Dennis.

Henman Nidorf. merchant North Wildwood. Richard A. Rauch, retired, N. Wildwood. Samuel ScbeUenger. Insurance. Cape May. Taylor Logan, realtor. Cape

May.

Walter Redding, merchant, CsTte Tlay William Jester, clerk. Ocean

Clt*.

George L. Herbert, mechanic. Stone Harbor. Clarence Scull, treasurer, Ocean

City.

Frank B. Mecray. merchant. Cape May. John Bingham, farmer. Eldora. James D. Kelly, coast guard. Cape May. Clarence Dunklebcrger. conractor, Sea Isle City. Walter 6. Hess, contractor. Ocean City. Hen ton. coast guard. Avalon. Edward B. Foster, merchant. Cape May Court House. Joseph Lawless. merchant. Ocean City. H. Kilner, merchant. Wild-

merchant.

Nicholas Hickman.

Ocean City.

Leslie Crease. garag»man. Cape

May.

(Continued on Pag* Two)

THE MEMBERS of the 1927 Christmas Club of the Security Trust Company, of Cape May, are receivin'; their checks for the -mount they have saved, with interest. This dub la an excellent thing for Cape May County, as most of the money saved by this

very «

(tally.

No trouble to Join. Just write to Security Trust

r County at

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: Wildwood Lutht

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