CAFE MAY CODITTY TOES. FSiLAY. MAY 4. 1928.

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Weekly Sport News

^pore Tops Scorerafa City League j,,) Buk!< lor 71 AH and 71 FoolTl

During the

League Champions Dined By Sponsor

*kh.al player Recor*

sr. ISLE CITY—At Ibe elM* ^ X.u- baekelbaU aeaaon, a .sn ih- local Cltj IfWe ‘ -rhe^lule. wveral tans 1^.. .i.-rire lo know byw [..ii.Miuai playT* ranked »e- , 0 the number of poiats ^ Th. tollowin* record wm lI l ' to the official •oore,L ' -bo»'f «be -verajiw of who paMidpaWd ^ — o: nior-- *ame*. ►.'!!•■■ uumtet. In capturiRS .'a,, undoubtedly owea tU „ ia. pore. the team eap- . finished far ahead In foi indiridnal seortaS L» His record of 71 field t jnd a Ilk« number of «ic- *,! (uul tnsee* In eleven , .it: nk-ly stand for some , »nd aliei serve as a mark ,:h.r players to shoot at ,,4;, C:'.> I.'-attoe contests, n fia-isar team ahm bad the a of scoring the most points a.i ppoaeni. by rolling 5$ to M score agatnfl fa Travalern. tacorai of team and In- .. .airing follows Team Storing

Isdividual Scoring «! FO FO FT TP

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SHA ISLE CITY—The vlctorrw Braes Theatre quinteL tglnnerm of the local City Basketball ileague Utk, were recent dinner juests of lamia Braca. Sr., sponwr of the team. Every member of the team was present, also a few tamed guests, and all spent tt moat enjoyable evening Mr Braca was a genial bast and bad left nothtnc undone to make the occasion one long to be remembered by those fonoaau- enough be present. I qnnrtettc of young ladlet,. who were ardent rooters for the team, assisted In the serving of the various couraes of the dlnn r. They were Misses FHoraena and Jeanette Braca. Jeon Strtrtbera and Emily Gibson Singing and dancing were enjoyed before the cuests departed their homes. The following were miml .-imong the guests: Morris riark. At McCullough. Iiouls Braca. Jr. Herb Wood. Jtgg* Tompkins John Pfeiffer. Edward Stevrii*. Rfchuid Olden. Jack Gfhaoa. John fieiwre. Al Tompkln* and W. Gibson City League Ball Season On At S. I. Opened Mrith Twilight TUt Tuesday Evening—Attendance Was Large Diamond Being Improved

Harry Davis Will Speak At Banquet

Sea Isle A. A. Will Hear !

Former Captain of Athletics—Open Season

Port Norris Hotel Leesburg

Falls Prey To Fire

I 1, ioy Hillman, who I* eni

. . . played in I’hiUdelpbla.

j quite ill with a seve - case of In-

Completeiy Destroyed in Early Morning Blaze—Esti- :la ^ n ™ Mri( K . r \vu»on.

I Mrs. Sara K rickaon cud Mrs. H

! Sha» were amoog those who at- _ - . ,

tended the installation of : , h J h

in tb. Miektnah Ch.-pt t of East-: • ern s-ai i, MlilviUe OH Saturday Subordinate » astles oi r rn .‘:“' ‘ ‘ Knight- oi the Golden Eagle of and Mrs. Charlea Hoffman South Jersey, held in Lil-rty

mated Loss From $25,000 to $50,000—Flames

Were Prevented From Spreading

Attend Banquet ; Of Past Chiefs .

This County Represented at Affair at Paulsboro

i preaeri' will ' c ileat oik The cotmtrtttw* in cliargc wa» B Adams, Fred JuWou. John gbec. Ham Woblrab. Omrlflea. John ' arter and Riehar ii e„y who . re to be aopgran; icd u:>on emir splendid efforts

I The Old Hostelry Had a Very Colorful History

rls Hotel, one of th' oldest land marks In Southern Jersey. I* no

more The fire t.hich destroyed

| It early Tuesday morning made

Plan Memorial Daw Meet' <t*hes of structure Utal has memorial uay meet, hwl!1Ml tllOUSJindli c - p M p Ir ji, „ s —■.,, ■ , day and during a large part of

! its existence has been a bone of

The local ath- contention between ,' , e "wets" ni<-ctlng -nd the "drys." especially In the the Fire j days preceding the prohibition en-

nouc th,-

'•OUT NORRIS—The Port Nor- crews of vessels ot all sixes. It |

has cared for many a weary trsreler overnight. It has harbored thousands of fishermen who have fished the hay and cove both for pleasure and profit. It has lieen

Marry IMiU Bill >

SEA ISLE CITY

iJtle asso. miloti. at

last Mo rdf. v night

House, decided rn postpone the; actment

card party and dance which it ~

M „ «*«£< i pilS

rr ilnr' ,he samP t*®' 1 - originated in a mysterious manner and bad ghhud considerable beads ay when ■ the alarm was sounded sbortly . after three o'clock on Tuesday The banquet committee report- morning,

cd that plana were almost com- 1 John Simmons, colored who ha* pirted for the dinner to be held • is'en caretaker of the propertyon WedaesdAy evening. May 9lh. in recent months, nays that he when the m.mb rs of the associ- was sleeping in the buildinr and aiion and Uwlr fricud* will gath- was aroused by the crackling of or around the festive board. The; the flames. When thoroughly committee has been fortunate In' awake, be discovered a large porsecuring «s the principal speaker 11 inn of the bnildlns in flames. was fo. i-veral yeora h'Jt lwrc- 3Wl | MK . in 6Hnr : man of the efiamplon Hhlhule!., un ama|ten (tlp | irln . phw AtMettes. yd a hall player ] in thc neiKhlMrlluod !“ .. 1 r, "‘ br '‘ _*■' : n Srunenne unfomlftar with tlx interwtlng ipeaker. T he formci ; Rw4(rh |hjl , Mn,,, thesireu aimed has promised to twins at, n , llP 3nri . | uP bell "T *»' »hc prevent PMjad. I-J run . ,^ r „ rp Ul ,. hllWi giartci!

|ihi» Athletic team r:lmu: *wl*li

Several ollx-r prominent: '« • hanee of Sating Bnildlns have also been tarvited. Tim firemen were quickly or

Hall. I'aolsboro.

lung. April 2#th. was a huge success and was charar terited by

those present as the finest of the kind they had

the scene of many a happy and pleasant gathering and has been of many a bitter and cruel fight. For more than forty years liquor flowed over its l*ars constant stream when ilm of the law had not interveued because of some infraction of the law* Which governed the

oper 'Sloan.

Fr< .. what can be learned from older residents of the t town the hotel was built somewhere around the year 1K72. shortly after a cd nearly- two squares away

The ''location was Probsi.uT 1

chosen because the railroad nndl purchased a right of way where the tracks now run into Bivalv . and large crews of men were already employed lit laying the rails from Bridgeton down to

Port Norris.

The first j,ratn was run over these tracks about a )Mr after thc hotel bad been completed. fi which was late in the spring of

1*73 •r ti

and Mr and Mrs. William Hoffman visited Mr. and Mr*. Claience Wilson, in Bridgeton, on

Sunday evening.

John Holllngshead and family

visited Mrs. llullingyboad s pa - 'attended.

ents. Mr. and Mi's. Anderson. In j Covers were laid for ISfi meniBridgeton. on Sunday. j bers. friends and quests, and Mys. Bertha Mrs. Maud npsr ]y. 3 || were pr,-sent. i xi-epf a Ash mead. Mr*. Sara Errickson.; (pu ' Because of the Inclement Mr-. Ella Hand and Mrs UHian ; we3l |„. r rb;. lal.lev were laden Wibon at leaded the spring l-’stl-! w j t j, delicacies of the season, tule of ihe W. C, T. 1'.. in Dcef-i a nd servic- was of the h'gb 1 firlil. on Wednesday of last week. >irt j er for w bich thc MK allisters and heard the addres* of Mru., Bre no te.-l tn this K-otion —.

Lillian Feickert. who Is * candi-

sje.v- «•*■ * , saar‘-. Miss Wilbeimina To*our. of c-.rcmonies and save the occasion Glaurlioro. Nurnicl School, visited » happy turn from the start. hrtpar.nt*. Mr. and Mr*. John Delegation* were present from .Toznur. over the week-end. ('be rnstles nt Hrmlosion. Iti'e. \ i side. Bridgeton. Port Norris and

Krw Mail Seiricc Millville. lhf Past PresMcui Frank B. Swain

of mill ih -> , " d '' ,hfi * W " ; of "* eom '

P. O. S. of A*4_____ _

Bible to Omrch !!!(■' :. i: ANr>H—TTle ■ I ..uuiy !’ O 8. of A.

: ■ • '■ —rvlcps ai thc M. K.

. Sunday evening and

present'-d I- 1 hurch with a Bible TI lorri Camp also attended. Allu rt K ( ard. at Wood- ' 1 bury. Stale I'nsidenL made an

r ! address

! Paul Scull, of May Court ■House, offered in opening prayj er. Ijinnint Mycr*. of WOd11 wood, mad.- ihe p: ■ ■• i-.'atkat. - . n Rev. Albert l.wn. l-.slor of thc church, preoched on ‘ America's Needs ' Th. ' • r.cdlcttdB is pronounced by Rev N'clboB

Fred Jublnn.;

Kiine.

ir kid had no c cd near the quart w-ked every day.

John A. Addey & Son

Auctioneers

isr nf ii your p< roonal property ,r real estate anywhere. inytime. For ternui and 1 iciilars. appiy at homo office. 427-29 31 Landis Avenne

VIKELAND. H. J.

Woodbine Wins From Egg Harbor final!;, Victoriotu After ^ing First Two Games °f the Season ^lowsky Fans Eleven

*0f)!.i:i.\i it. :

Pupil'.

The local High ‘ ,n "Tdneaday after^th. alter dropping c-imea to Hammon-'-'anlviUe. The score

I-kk Harboi

" oodblne High fannlc^, eleven bat- '* i'tnlngs he worked "■ and owing but "'tr- He fanned the firn and fourth inn- '• odblne. boy* gathand earned their me was called in '’> :, kreeu»nt of the

10 Present Comedy ' ^AVHXE "Virginia'* "■medy in four acta "" l by pupil* f roni - and t-ighih grade* in A Half. Friday • 4 - at S P. M.

SEA ISLE—-The 1S2S basclutll sasnn was officially opened here 1th a twilight game last Tuesday. when Manager Walter Wright’s entry clashed with team representing the S I. <’ the first game of the local city

lensue.

There was a good sized crowd on hand when Charles W. Gibpresident of the local athletic association, tossed out the first ball and chief umpire Harold Simpson gave the familiar call. “Play Bull." It was almost seven o'clock before the teams went Into action, and this made it necessary to limit the game five Inning*. The double umpire system w u*«l and will be continued throughout the season. Harold SimpMin was the arbiter of balls and strikes, while Joseph Lloyd took care of decisions

bases.

The Lame In a free-hitting game and one In which miscues were a frequent occurrence, the local boy* of the S. I. f. proved themselves the best sluggers and breezed tlirough to a 11 to 7 victory. They brought their heavy artillery into action In the fourth Inning and pushed enough runs across the plate to make victory

certain.

Shellem. Wood and lepore divided the pitching burden for the victors, with E. Godfrey and Masksy tossing them up lor Hie grocerv men All had trouble In locating the plate, consequently free ticket* to first hr

plentiful. _

Extra base hits wen* fe* and far between. Endlcott made the longest hit of Ihe contest when

he caught a fast one on of bis bat and gave it

ride over McCullough * head tn de;p center. Wood and J Tomp-

kins also rapped out double-

Tlu* hotel was built by Stephen Uaybrw and maintained by him for a period of several years. Thom a* Shiyhow. :» brother of Stephen, built uixl occupied a

, .... ^ home where thc Ford ageary now

mtirial Ihi) Weet j trucks a rriv.*l the entire ..true- '“mb. amt. aftci the ^nMIng ot

«rss. s ".'“-1.““-“'’' '”jr*. , r i i , S,n7'C‘Ti5 l "*

o, UW li' "" " Schoolboy athletes from the South I ' IM . . U

Jersey schools have lieen invited! Attention was directed toward id some keen competition can i home of William Lambert - looked for In the various 1 «'• ‘he hotel, to the rope facents. Tie- association expects 1 '"'T ami to Ihe houses on Rail-

have the City officials co-!™« d “Venue. —

operate with them to make 'hi*;

affair a complete success.

Mkcw memliers are constantly being added to the rolls and the association now bdasls • member-

ship of nearly seventy.

The newly elected officers arc: I'hnrlcs W Gihsoh. i-residcnt:

Hi'raid Simpson, sccretar;

... vdams. treasurer. They were on duty for ihe first time at this week's meclinB. as were also quite a number of the Boarjl of

Directors.

The Board consists of naiiu* W. Tragia, Claude Tow*. Sr. Ixiuis Braca. Sr.. Harold Simpson. George Neptune, •aptain Lloyd Simpson. Joseph Mazzotta and Charles W. Glbuou. Baseball now occupies the attention of the members and the recently organized City League opened up on Tuesday evening Ocean View, when the S. I. crossed bata with the Wright

Avalon Ball Team Ready For Opener

GrandiUnd and Bleacher, in Course of Construction

—Diamond Gravelled

All Equipment Is New

hlch face toward more limn a

square on the east side of the

'rack*.

Fortunately, a light rainfall hart -et In about 12:1.7 and (he surrounding grounds and building: wet enough to kilt thc flr« In the flying embers before they •HI any orunAge. Another fortunate circumstance was the fact that the wind was nortli-nortbwes' which can Its) most of thc sparks down 11m- railroad, th-- only direction In which they could fly and not drop where damage might have resulted. Several other circumstances that wgre most fortunate kept the damage confined to the hotel property. There was a very light breeze blowing, the building was covered with a tin roof and no buildings except the hom the laimbert family closelyjoined the hotel. The Beat during the height of the fire wis most Intense and at times gi ave fear* were fell for the Lanriert home, the Shawgrocery store and the home Mrs. Ella Gbcu It was the most spectacular I fire In this icction for many | years and everyone felt greatly relieved when the crisis i ! and a rather heavy rainfall

AVALON—Avalon ba.-eball fairs are rapidly getting into shape for the opening of the County League senson. Saturday, May 19th. on which day Avalon plays Woodbine on the latter'

diamond.

A splendid grandstand. will seat about 200 peoph

TonlgklV Game th( . course of construction. It I*

. I brine substantially built out of

Tonight (Friday) Hildreths ^vv timbers. ui t . ac hers are ai-

med* Ocean View

wblcb

Hat

heavy timbers. Bleaeht

SO being erected which will seat 200 to 300 additional ball fans. The diamond has been regravBjled and is in exceTIelit condition.

he team has been J" 5 ****®}?* One of the tneinbe

every Saturday and company chtltned that had some

a-o« I" '“ rl 'V'S .J ihw, «ho woml-i is managing the team and Neo triliute when the pumper

Rice is secretary and - hose was purchased come across

F. Townsend, pitcher and cen- (heir pledges that sufficient terfielder. and Fred llushay. ( ms) . would he in hand

catcher, are again pteyira with t, rKcr area than it Is now pos-

tbe team this year. slide to take cart of. John Dennis, who W" ' "H* The cause of the fire will p Woodbine last year Is play ng ^ never Ik . hni>wn a . ; „„ ,

short-stop, and rbwles wnwuw thf butMinB at tbetlmi who was also with Woodbine last thc flre brakc ou , CJ[C ep, Mr-I

C»__ Te^lS i: l' la><n,: ■' s vv 0, ’“ | Simmons and he declared that he: Standard 1<*S Robbina and ubM. both O. Wild-L^J, RtVP m> rP]lson ( or (he fin-.] ! wood, are ne# additions to the j ^ nf| |ire h;id 1(C< . n bj D dled in! of Upper and team. Bobbins is playing tm. Jht buBding for more than two! will meet at Tucka-] |birri haw:- and Dean at h it months. He maintained a fit. > P. M-. May n - '''j Ned Rice is pitching and ' h a ^; j lot heat and oookiug in part ot i •■suits ot the standa n pphinaon. of Ocean A lew. a now | the building adjoining his narberl

... jnn 1 ... nlfairtnr .

. anuso"'Field, which is the latter team's home ground* it became necessary lo tranzfer the first three games of the t »y League schedule to Canuao Field while (lie grounds here an- being

put in shape.

The City Commissioners have planned extensive Improvements to thc Burns' lot on < enlral a enue. and when these are completed this resort will huv

baseball field that credit to the City.

will he

Teachers Will Graph

in huiWires closer to

railroad.

These buildings still Maud in the tear of U»e Ford garage and the store owned by thc late

Whildin Reeves.

The Thomas Mayhew residence as purchased by Robert Fergu-

1s Cotuplrtely He-lroyed Thc fire complete’y destroyed the three-story building of thirtyfour rooms, thc building the quarters of the servants, for the past several months occupied by Mr. Sintmonr.. conducted a barber shop, and the large barn and all the outbuilding* which bad made It once of the largest hostel nrs in this

part of the State. Call (Hher fompiinic*.

Realizing the possible dsnaer of a more serious loss of propelty .should Ike fire spread to other buildings, the fire companies of Millville. Cedarvllle and I-eesbiirg were called and they assisted the local firemen In watching and protecting neighboring properties, It is Sokl that had the local flre company two hundred more feet ot hose they might have bad a stream of water that would have removed all danger of thc fire spreading fo other properties

cation by lilmf just previous to the erection of the Ford garage. Down throng tu the years from 1872 to 1'JIS it changed owner- m ship and management many times o . and through all these years war conducted ns a hotel and falcon

ill: vnrvtnir success.

Apparently no anthentlc rerun) available of Ms history but up until 1913 some of its most noted - and successful owners or managers included Newell and Rldqeway. William Horner. Irvin* Middleton. Frank DltuiUHWir and El-,

ood Davis.

As far a* could be learned through several Inquiries many attempts were made during its history to remove the bar room ' ‘ 1913 the temperance pco--c successful in their efforts. and In the spring of that year thc license was revoked and iiquoi was wild no more over the bar or In the rooms without vlo-.

UUng the lows.

Shortly .-.iter the license was I revoked the hotel was sold at an | auction sale and the buyers wert l thc Maurice River Transportation Company, of Millville, who fur-: nlulled several managers during; the time it was owned by ihem. j w hich was In the neighborhood t

of twelve years.

Out of the several managers who ran it for them, only one.; a man by the name of Captain ] John B, Peoples, seemed to have | )*Mn spcoessfnl. hut toward the I end of his management things seemed to have gone wrong and finally the hotel was closed. About three years ago it was purchased by a colored man by the name of Isaac Washington, of Atlantic city, whom it Is said owned' the building when it was

destroyed by fire

Shortly after he purchased it and opened up for business the place was rnWed and some thlrty oocupants were arrested. - The place was padlm-ked for a year, after which it was once again reopened by some colored men from Atlantic City, who ran it for a short lime and closed It up Its last short term of usefulness was fostered by a GeorgNorman, also of Atlantic City, who spent several hundred dollars in romodi line the interior, purchasing new IkmIs and furnishings, but aiter a uhort duration which ended about two or three months ago. he again closed

it and It luts sine; lieen vacant

Thc details furnished in ihi: article ate the best that coni' be obtained from the several old

er residents Interviewed.

prayer

Wednesday evening, change in his po.-i-

(ion with th.- railroa i eompany. Albert EWridge bus sold his home in I-eesburg and moved to Mill-i vllle. where he will l* employed al it,.- station. We ore surty to I have the old families leave town,

ty change- are being made. I ng to the falling off of travel the railroad, particularly on ; Ihe Maurice River branch.

F. D.. Cape May Ct. Hse.

COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW

Real Estate Law a Specialty Titles Searched and Cleared

Mortgage Loans Conveyancing

102 N. Landis Ave. SEA ISLE CITY, N. J.

RISLEY’S Auto Laundry Cars Washed and Vacuum Cleaned While You Walt 3609 Holly Beach Avenue WILDWOOD. N. J.

G. F. Allsteel 1 Office Furniture 1 TUSHINGHAM'S : 210 EAST OAK AVENUE i WILDWOOD. N. J. iCFNKHAI. OFPFtri: StrPFLIlM

1

Many^ rt Cape May County’* - Wei c De* untd By LYNN H- BOYER ARCHITECT j 3300 Pacific Ave.. Wildwood. N. J. • ISoy.-r D'tsig'i.-ri liulMtng* PW, Individuality and 1’•-i’man.:nce. n

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George R. Greis ATTi>l:NKV ' N ’, l \ w ! 307 and 309 Ocean City Title and! Trust Building s OCEAN CITY. N. J. :

1 ™—1 Charles E. Foster FUNERAL DIRECTOR South Seaville, N. J. Bell Phone: Sea l*te City SS-R-4

OR. H. C- MANCINO ' Woolworth" BiiUding, Wildwood Dally Hour* except Sunday IMl: 69-J 10 *' * Kayatone: IlS-A "Dr. Spear'* I‘alnle«s System cf Spinal Adjustimrita" uecd at Oil*

DR. S. M. SINGER SURGEON-DENTIST of 1611 L. Moyamensing Ave. PHILADELPHIA. PA. announces the opening of a branch office at WOODP'JlE, N. J. for the praciice of Dentistry. „ (Saturday evening C to 9 Hour*:, Sunday ID A M. to 9 I’ M.

mmsBmmsmmmBrr&mxammmm For Better Eyesight SEE J. B. BARKER, O. D. , OPTOMETRIST 1 Title and Trust Building | Eighth and Asbury Ave. ji OCEAN CITY, N. J. f

p—— — — — — timmsm

E. R. COTTON Civil Engineer Bonded Surveyor 619 Asbury Ave., Ocean City Phone: 227-W

Reliable Trucking Service To and Iron, Philadelphia; we call tor the flood! and deliver them ihargcd for freipht alone. Special rate* during winter month* Furniture moved with care; local service also offered. Seaside Trucking Company OFFICE: FRITZ AND PLEASURE AVENUE, SEA ISLE CITY Bell Phone: S4 Keystone Phone: 11-D

Recent Deaths

Mr*. J. W. Mathi* •! GREEN CREEK—Mrs I Mathis died Saturday morning alter an illness of seven months, j The funeral was held in the.

Dr.Ohas.A.Furey OSTEOPATH 24 E. Wildwood Ave.. Wildwood 650 Washtnoton St.. C.pe May. 1200 Packard Bldg.. PhiUdelphi*

in Cape May County"

Real Estate—Insurance

wnslrip j

right field. Donohii.

I.l.'.v

itb .

laude Bid

("al-;

Julius Way, M. D.

: 211 S. Landis Avenue | "bell Phone: Jt

Sea Isle City, N. J. Keystone Phone: 6ZS-D !

Middle Township j’

Track Meet ] May ''

all

Rigoi

equip-! Ineluduniforms. ]

'| DIAS CHEEK —John W ’idled suddenly at hi* home , Sunday Mr. Kirk and his

Dr.H.W.Blaisdell EVE SIGHT SPECIALIST

Oonah.-y Store. S17 Landl

l*hone: TW-V

Court House Marble Yard MONUMENTS ami MEMORIAL STONES WM. B. POWELL CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N. J.