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Cape May County Times

CLEAN-UP PAINT-UP

CAPE MAY COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER

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hristerang Winds Up In Cutting Affray H : and His Brother Bed* V Slashed By Leader of Orchestra

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Major Bofronry on Monday «n. throuch an Intarprrtrr Jut h» was holdlnc a cbrUpsrty at bia borne on third Street and had hired rrbeatra to funtlab sd that he bad at

S lira tore

price of the tcaalc. tid. cot mad. Ha

tor* and tbi

1U not like the price be ofthem they could go homemb At the time he maid be

Ur small daughter

In the meantime bla *r. Joseph, tried to act at n-aker. bnt last-ad warn eelmisunderstood, it being ;*d that Petnicru obtained knife from the kitchen and rd Joseph on the right aide « face, between the shoulders

'tabbed him tn the back. > coming to Joeeph'a

tbbed In the back and on the face and orer the

SEA ISLE CITT. CAPE MAT COTWTY. I. J . FRIDAY, APRIL 29. 1927.

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County W. C. T. U. Spring Institute Mrs. Lillian Feickcrt and Mrs. Frantz Will Speak On Friday. May C. the W. C. T. Unions ot Cape May County will bold their annual spring teaUtnie la the Sea Isle City Methodist Church Mrs. Augustus Miller, president of the Sea Isle City Union, la In charge of the arrangement* for the laetitnte and the county president. Mrs. Elisabeth Swain, will

will

and

» beHrred that the matfar be placed to the hands of the

it To Jail; Support loney Soon Raised E c Eldredge Brought 'band To Terms Quickly k'bo do you think U putting 1 and butter into the mouths •ur wife and baheV* was lh« Hon Judge Eldredge put to 1 Heloyer. of Oreen Creek. t*d with delinquency to the ml of MO In making pay- * for the support of bis and child, when before the on Wednesday, lover mad* no reply to the >»». but attempted to ques the Judge. Judge Eldredge I Selover If he could pay the -rs. Selover In hit reply did r on tinea the Judge that he "tiling to pay. declaring he (bt It waa paid, doing so In an Insolent manner. * Judge's patience was evty exhausted and In a stern •cr addressed the defendant are remanded to the county until It Is paid, and perhaps ean rind out if u was paid.' **r In the dsy. Clarence Selfalher ot the defendant, the arrears and Selover was

kputy Sheriff Resigns perd Tratabaum. deputy of Cape May County, on J>-y resigned. r tneaon for hta resignation Mj-‘'-en. A successor ha. not H "tamed. - :: ME PEOPLE hnsitate to open taceouBti'because iheir Usi"ould be small The Re I Trust Company. Cape May “eleomee the small deposiT ry them. Deposit t>y mall —AtK.

1 here

wilt be a box luncheon. Tea and coffee will be served by the Irdles of the Sea tele City Union. A very Inteieating program Is being prepared for the occasion, chief of which srtll be two speakers of State-wide prominence. Mr*. Fraata. the State President, and Mr*. Lillian Felckbrt president of the New Jersey V.raen's Republican Club, who is an ardent temperance worker and also greatly Interested in child

welfare work.

Every union of the county D urged to have a large represen

tattoo

Tony Canuso Ocean View Fire Chief Elected On 7 uesday Evening To Head New Co.— Subscriptions Total $3028 To Buy 4-tank Chemical

the Ocean View

Fire Department. Inc, the only

Bre department

Pope May County, the powbr purchase a four tank are-aghtlng apparatus mounted on s one and one-half too Dodge-Graham chassis, to he irchaaed within sixty days. The meeting was one of tbe *st attended meetings held In '-an View and the enthusiasm id fine spirit shown at the meet-

that great thing.

Dorothy O'Connor jNo Quorom at Bacharach Becomes April Bride I C. of C. Meeting Adresses Co

Republicans

Sea Isle Summer Resident Married in Merchants ille

Perhaps one of the prettiest wedding, ever taken place In Marrhantvlllr. and of special Interest

realdenta and summer residents Sea Isle City, took rise* T

dsy. April 1». at 8t. Peter’s R. C. fhurch. of that city, when I"

Dorothy OTonnor. daughter and Mrs. rhartes OToo

whose father is president of the ~ Twitchell Co., of Philadelphia, itlonally known bottling supply

BS»C a large reprtwn ' . „ , , KrW ., ■esent to bear ihtw. , tor,bcomln * rr,MD ,br community | ,rWr - 1 “ ,,n -

SCTIT o'*" ■>'<-”• ss

J .V- Rolls H.wllf r.•«.. ,,C * * nn r

to Patrick F. Seal ley. of Philadelphia. They were married *t a Nuptial Maas by the Rev. Father ooway. the pastor of the . with the Rev. Lather s Whelan, of the Holy R C. Church, of C be Rev Father Edward Reilly, of Philadelphia, assisting, n Urge throng of friend*

and relative*

Tbe church was beauUfully decorated with palms, spring awers and lilies. 'Tie bride. »ho was given away by her father, was alt

trimmed with

Members Show Little In-

terest in Its Affairs

features of the program Both sessions will he open to

the general public and mm as well as women are cordially In-

vited to attend.

Booster Tour

Route and Date

Decided On

Will Start May S—Wilungton, Washington kuid

Other Towns Included

Will Meet the President

,The dale sod iRIfte 191'.* Cape May County tour was decided upon

of the

RolU Hewitt, president of thejj fire company, presided at the 1. me* to lx 1

_. I The matron of honor waa Mrs. The history and doings of the j Robert O'Connor a slster-1 organization up to 1 uesfry night I of the bride, and the «ut

Due to tbe small number of Mnbe.s present—just *»*— eetlng of the Sea tele City Chamber of Commerce was again postponed, marking the second time during the month that a itlng was not held due to the lack of a representative number. At the next meeting of the amber it is expected matters Of Importance will be taken up. One matter likely to come before the chamber Is the leveling of the old piling along the beach front, which ts deeUred unslghtThe suggestion ts made that If the piling was sawed off uniformly and planking placed on top of It. the appearance of the lachfront would b* Improved. Another matter scheduled to be discussed and action taken It condition of low lots In various part* of the city In which irfnee water collects, causing an odor and breeding moaqultor* I The city will be asked. It ts expect. to burry the sharpening of the legal teeth to make property owners fill In such loU.

Gather.ng at Court Houae Endorses Party Candidate* For J une Primaries Work of Congress Recited

were expUined in ’ar

the realdenU

giving

brother

George Seal ley.

The matron of honor and the

ces-sea of the organization Tbe bridesmaids Misses Agi organization was affected February raim , r ot onnor. sister. 2*. nd incorporated April (. brl<te . wore old race taffetta with Ti by-laws and constitution of .basque waists aa<l long skirts the c. npany were read by Joseph! while their headdress were Urge

'picture hats of leghorn. Each carried a bouquet of sweet peas,

id wore lace mils.

The little flower girl. Miss Mary

of the bride, was chiffon with legend wore silver

She ear la stiver Inlng spring flowers, the ceremony Miss > a * sister of the art

Love You Truly.'

that nothing was spared In them to tnal

ganizatton first-class In

tall, the by-laws reading like "those of a metropoll: ui city, tssurlng Ocean View residents that a fire department of merit In rules and training will, serve the community.

President Bawltt reported that the total of dfeeerlptions of ttey evening amounted to the original ggel of «J00

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llelty committee of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce. Court Houae. on Monday. The details of the meeting were reported at the April meeting of the county organization at Woodbine Thursday night. Committee chairman William A. Haffert. at Sea tele City, reported that Monday's meeting was attended by City Manager Paul Voleker. of Cape May; John Beecher. Percy Jackson. Mini ball Balnbrldge. and John J. Kay. of Wildwood; David Oeller. of Sea tele City, and County Publicity Director W. R. D. Hall. The route determined upon was an unan-

imous selection.

The trip will be conducted by Director Hall, and will start at •‘clock on Sunday. May 8. The firm night will be spent In Wllilngton. the second in Baltimore, the third In Washington, the fourth tn Hagerstown, the fifth U Harrisburg, and tbe sixth In Lancaster. The relurii trip will be made on Saturday. Smaller towns will be visited enroots and the Cape May County boosters will be tbe guest* of various service dub* and trade organisation* all along the line. Through the office* of United States Senator Walter E. Edge, the county delegate* will meet President Coolldge, at Washington. and will be the guest* of the United Stale* Chamber of

Commerce.

The esact Itinerary of the trip I* being worked out by Director Hall, and will be sent to each county town participating in the trip before the end of thl* week. Indication* are. a* expressed before the County Chamber, that every reeort in the county, with on* puuriblr exception, wiil take part In tbe trip tht* year.

will have seventeen active

hers and seven a all of whom are

Anthony _ hard workers for the organization of the company and collectors of the fund to purchase equipment, was unanimously elected fir* chief, the foreman of tbe company to be selected later from the charter ac-

tive fireman

Fire Chief <'anneo. waa warmly

applauded after the election. In

brief speech hi- thanked tbe residents for the honor of being elect-

ed the first fire chief of Ocean View and pledged his best effort*

to make Ocean View proud newly-formed department, spoke of the effort* of th«

funds and co-operation. *. Orels, of

Ocean City, wa* given a rising vote of thunks foi his kindne** In giving his services and advice In having the articles of tncorporaUoo formulated and completed Anthony Sanuso told the assemblage that suppers for the

benefit of the fire company tCoatiiiusd on Pass Two)

D “ W TV. MM. U., II.™ , opportunity to be present at the

Woodbine Art Exhibit Very Fine Make Lasting Impression on All Who Viewed the Pictures—Inspiring Speeches Rea For Art Students

The exhibition Of art by the NBtHrshlp of tbe Fellowship of te IVnaaylvanla Academy of Fin* Aria was opened last Satur-

McGorjgle. of Phlladt Tb »' «»»>'•« *« re O*"** Sculley. | .ueudance.

held at tbe Merchantvtlle Cou dub. after which the happy couple lea for New York City, sailing from tfiat city to Bermuda, where they art now spending their honeymoon Upon their return they will make their home In

Philadelphia.

Among the Sea Ule City summer resident* In attendance were Mrs. James McCray and daughter.

Sea Isle Boy Winning Debating Laurels

Eugene E. Halleran baa returned to Bucknell University after spending a brief vacation with hi* parent*. Mr. and Mrs. John Halleran. of Forty-fourth Street Mr Halleran 1* captain of the Bucknell debating team, that invaded the south. The subject of tbe debate wa* ‘‘Resolved That the Eighteenth Amendment Should Be Repealed." The debating team won five consecutive vtctorle* In their tour of the South. Tbe victories arc considered hotable, when It Is considered that tbe debates were won In the State* where liquor has been prohibited

even before the prohibition act. , . _ Mr Halleran ha- been leg.l Inatlgtalor of the Com-

rpeaker of the team, which ha*! mu * ,,, £' nl , Sfif had en undefeated year, winning 1 " “ rr _° r 11 seven debates In fourteen day. appeared on the stage.

wonderful exhibition. Fxedenc Nunn, a member of the Vellowablp and art instructor at the Centre was chairman ot the exhibit and was the first speaker of tbe evening. Mr. Nunn's topic wa* concerning the appreciation of art and he asked that more student* be enrolled In tbe claasre Mr. Nunn said that tbe local schools have an enrollment of over five hundred and only two hundred and sixtytwo are taking drawing lemon*, but It U expened thzt every child In the school system will take the opportunity to educate themselves In art. Tbe principal speaker of the evening was Edward Longstretch. well-known writer and lecturer, who gai« an Inspiring addree* on art. "Art." asserted Mr. Longstretch. "is the most marvelous thing on earth. It 1* the personal choice In human expression As music has bean discovered a* a fine art. so have these paintings become an Ideal In the human

heart."

Samuel 8. Flelshn. trustee of Baron Delllr-r), Fund and

UarliHrarh was the principal speaker before enthusiastic gathering of ( ape May t'euaty Republican- at ( ape House, last Friday candidate* were <-n for the various ofllrr* to be this year, and for whlrh will b* made at the primary electloe on Tuesday. June Millet Haad. of Tape May. acted as the meeting rhalni.an and stated the purpose of the gathering which well filled thr Court House Building. He said that representative Republiranfrom every section of the county had been Invited to attend the meeting for tbe purpose of agree Ing upon and endorsing casdldatealready In the field. Tbe meeting endorasd Charles C. Read, present Assemblyman for tbe Senate; Fred McMurray. of Wildwood, lor Assembly; Irving Fitch, of Sea Isle City for re-nont-Ination for Surrogate: Luther Ogden, of Cape May. for re-noi ration a* Freeholder and I-arry Chalmers, of Wildwood, for i the i

Clerk A. Carlton Hllited that the Coroaor could not succeed himself, and that it was possible that Dr. Wilson A Lake, of Cape May. may comm! to become a candidate, as the Coroner this year should com* iraphlcally and In the office, from the tower end of the county. Barkararh I IN of ( oagre** After brief talk* by each of the candidates chowen. and pledges on the part of Republican* present to support the ticket selectsd. < oo grewsman Bacharach waa called upon. He told of his Interest in Cape May rsaaty and how good the .county bod been to him. in rolling up woaderfnl majorities for him whenever he ran tor Congress He said that be bas been elected for several terms by the largest percentage of majority of any Congressman In New Jersey. The Congressman. In hi* usual conversational style, told bow tbe administration bad dethe public debt by eight Jilons of dollars, and that a still irther reduction In Income taxes, ith Individual and corporate. >uld be looked for next year. “In 1921 sixty per cent, of tbe oney the people paid in taxes ent to the government; now of the total paid only thirty-eight per cent, goes for government taxes. I favor, and will work for .he absolute elimination of w hat I call nuisance tax' namely tbe tax musementa and on new automobiles." said tbe popular Con-

gressman.

Congressman Bacharach paid a glowing tribute to hta fellow members of the House, stating that on Important committees and In many ways temptation* beset a man tu Congress, but in all the year* he mber of tbe House, there ha* never been anything which he could point that waa not honest and ethical. After tbe meeting, a buffet luncheon was served In the Hotel

Dennisville Women's Sea Isle Must Community Club Soon Build Celebrated Second Annual Hlah School Birthday With Dinner Party •^CHOOI

The aeeor-l birthday party of the Women'* Community Club, of Deatrisvllle. was held la tbe K. P. Hall Wednesday evening. April ir. The hall. In gala res* of yellow and amber, prr•nted a mo*I festive appearand • tbe dab n -ruber* each with a Invited gucet. took their lacai at the flower-trimmed candle-lighted tables, where a delicious salad supper was served. Honored gu**u of the occasion w-re Freeholder Ogden and wife, of Cape May. and Surrogate Fitch and wife, of Sea Isle City. Of the thirty-eight members ot the club, twenty-five responded to tbe roll-rail, each with s nature quotation Mia* Blizzard, the president, then spoke to the -■—■mblage. summing up the work of tbe club *ince Ha organization two years ago. and of • h. work It hoped to accomplish! ; the very near future . Mr*. Ogden, the State vie*' P'.taldent of the southern district, then gave a very Instructive talk •m the federation of Women's Club* and fellowship tn commnnSurrogatr Fitch followed Mr> Ogden with an entertaining afPr-dlnncr talk, (-lowing with an ode to the club. Freeholder Ogdm was then call -d on and gav. a -i it ring addr. se on the County iti-auUful and the necesaary ... .per* Mon of eommunitle* for th. nark. Tli dosing feature of the ev*nlng .u entertainment given by Mr. Reynold*, an Impersonator and iiiu- - :;m of Stone Harbor, which v j thoroughly enjoyed

by all.

Ocean City High School Becoming Congealed—Will Refute Outside Pupils

200

Grammar School

That Sm Isle City D farad with the almost Immediate building ot a High School, was developed at a meeting of the Sea Isle Board of Education on Moaday

night

County Superintendent of Sr bools Durell. on S recent visit to Sea tele City, staled that the Oeaar City Board of Education had vlrtuilly decided not to continue to accept pupils from other school district* after next year, due to the ro.igewted dltion of tbe Ocean City High tool. This decision of the Ocean City Board will laave Sea tele City and a number of off-obora districts without a high

Hit and Run Driver Left Man To Die Victim, Believed To Be Jesse Stiles. Struck On Wildwood Boulevard Declared Dead at Hospital

Annual Meeting Sea Lie

was the

peaker of the evening. A* he

ippearad on t

{Iven a rising welcome

Ur. FIrUher said. "We have

^ _ irought a holy experiment to a i-d,* Loy*^ r ! rir.rzr;. r;;. r The annual meeting of the Sea educational purpose* for the boy Ule Loyal Order of Moo*.- will; and girl who do not have the be held Thursday evening. Msy S .•pportunlty as children of tbe At 7 o'clock : chicken dinner! larger elite* do. Wiih :h--- two will be served, which will be foi oderful thing- In life and the lowed by a special meeting and in-sh air and Minwhlne can be installation of officer*. ! railed the niunl blessed people

Music and dancing will follow

Shower For Cape May City Lady

n believed to be Jesse Stile*, of Millville, was struck by a "hit and run" driver Mondaj night on tbe Wildwood Boulevard He was left to die on the road. The speedlnc auto struck him with such force that the car's headlight wa* ripped off and wound about the man's leg Two letters, postmarked with 1K25 dates and .-iddreaaed to Jease Stiles. In care of L Smith. Millville. N. J. are the only cluea to hta IdenUty. Ti e victim was shout 50 years d .nd doubtlessly a working an. HI* clothing was new. Mrs. Frank Marshall, of Fold prtng. found the body near the in Grande drawbridge on the Wildwood Boulevard. Mrs. Marshall notified the Wildwood police and the body was removed to Mare's Hospital, where physicians pronoi,.. ! the man dead, be having died from a fractured skull. Tbe bod; wa- removed from the hospital to the undertaking eslabliahmrnt of Benjamin Ingersoll. at

Wildwood

An effort Is being made by the Mlllvilli police to definitely identijfy the man. while the Slate Troop--lit (ounty authortUes are the driver of the car which tbe unfortunate man.

being tbe I

will be

place affected, to erect a high once to be In e school year

commencing September. 1928. There are now thirty-two Sea* Isle City pupils attending Ocean CIV High School, and this number will be increased next year. About twice a* many attend from offshore point*, including Tuckahoe. where the high school was closed about a year ago. The matter was gl ’en serious attention by the Sea Isle Clip Board, but no action was taken, awaiting official word from Ocean City's school authorities. Professor LeBoy Archer, local principal, reported that there were now 200 pupils In the rrammar school, the largest enrollment In the school* history. Next pear, be stated, there would

Blntt tart, given to al the pupils during the past few months, was made. This tent measure- a child's mental ags. and accurately charts the child's capabilities for comprehension and general intelligence.

Six Cents Verdict Agaiiut "Leader" Circuit Court Judge Frank Sooy on Wednesday, at Court House, directed . verdict of six rent* be returned against tbs Leader Publishing Co . of Wildwood. In favor of the Roaeila Shop, of that city. Tbe Roeella Shop claimed aa error In their advertisement inserted In the Leader Company's publication.

Railroads Want To Abolish Crossings

The Board of Public UtUlty CommUaionrrs will bold * heaist Cape May Court Houm Monday, nt n A. M . upon tit ion of the Pennsylvania anil ling Railroads. Jointly asking board to order Tsraied five sing* namely Bennett Station,

-rnactc Road. Bob

Here's one who should be easily recognized i hr silhouette subject thl* week is 78 raars old. and has lived every year of that life in Cape May County. Do you recognize him from hts pro-

filer See Page Eight.

YOUR DOLLAR (

he meeting.

Criminal Court Will Begin Monday The April term of Jurors wer~' I excused Wednesday from service • until Monday, when civil case* will be continued. Criminal Court. It i» expected, j will begin Monday. May 2. iJeatroy Slot Machine*

earth."

Continuing. >i hat the Comm

wher staled Centre wai •t Wuodblnr one In tlx hoped that

ounty and t

't-ryone will be interested In j ii- work. "Should this under-j Itaking prove to be a success." j , -aid Mr. Flei»bri. “every city and | town will have a community j centre and In the future It will '

mlsccllansoua shower «- given Monday evening in Cat May by Mrs. Rebecca Bcnm t Miss Rebecca Doak. and Mb Helen Smith, at the home of ti home of the latter lor Mi** Marth Scbeltengrr. whose on8agrm< in < Chartes Sw anson, of Rock lam Me. was recently announce Many beautiful and useful gin were rcrleved from the zi present who numbered fifty -i ladles

Freeholders Invited 1 o Board of Trade Dinnei Slone Harbor Board <>

Contractors Must Meet Specifications Otherwise Sea Isle Mayor : Will Refuse to O. K. Bills | Mayor Maurice Sotrnney. at • • . - . ' ' * {Commissioner*, on Tuesday dc-

i-wlde

speaker

Start Slot mu

strong j premises of Clarei Begin t berger. of Townsem

lied from the! I

Held For Non-support

port- Scull on Wed new guilty to the charge !*» Henry H Eldredge

done cotrectly

Help Flood Victims Resident* of (Ape May Coon- ’ ty are asked to contribute j through the American Red Cross In the cout.y to wnl the fund for helping tht flood victims. who sre suffering as the result of the Mississippi River flood Cape May County baa eleven branches and rsaldenU are urged to make their donations to their local branch. The goal set Is I140f' and up to the present time SM00 ho* been raised. The national goal la *10.000.000. tbe origtaal amount having been 86.000.000. No house-to-house canvass for tund* will be made, it being thought that such Is not necessary a* citizen* of the county will not have to be canvassed to give their contributions to *uch ■ worthy cause—the relief of the suffering of your fellow countrymen who have lost their homes and all that ta dear to them You can alleviate iheir sufferings by your contributions. Alfred E. Cooper, of Cape May Court House, f* the county chairman of Uw Red Croos and with their

Sea Isle City. M: DrBow ; Ocean City, Professor James Steven*, of the Ocean City High School; Upper Town- ► h.p, MU* Mabel Clay. Beasley's Point; Woodbine. Mr* Stone; Avalon. Mrs. F. H Stratum; Middle Township. Mr* Alfred Cooper; North Wildwood. Mr*. W Eppler: Wlluwoud. Rev. Irving H. Fisher; West (Ape May. Mr*. Henry H LTdradge, and Cape May City. Mrs John He-