OCEAN CITY SENTINEL. THURSDAY, NOV. 2, 1893.

We shall be glad to receive items of news and communications of interest to this community and our readers everywhere. All communications should be accompanied with the full name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but a guarantee of good faith.

LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. Ezra B. Lake is visiting relatives in Bridgeton. Gilbert Emley started for the World's Fair last week. The political pot is now approaching the boiling point. John A. English, owner of the Traymore, was here on business Monday. George Breckley has moved into the Traymore Hotel for the winter months. Jesse Conver has moved into his cottage on Asbury avenue for the winter. Mrs. Carrie F. Briscoe returned on Saturday from a visit to the World's Fair. Squire Myers reports crab fishing first-class. He says they are now in good condition. From present indications Ocean City will experience a full-grown boom the coming summer.

S. S. E. Cowperthwaite, of Camden, was in this city on Monday looking after his property.

Mrs. J. B. Christian and son, of El-

dora, are spending a few days with her parents in this city.

Charles Myers has placed a storm door on his Asbury avenue store, occupied by Frank B. Snyder.

Mr. Cruse, who is a real estate owner in this place, was here last week look-

ing after his property.

E. H. Esher and wife, of Philadelphia, are spending a few days in their third syndicate cottage. Samuel Schurch has his dining rooms and oyster saloon in full operation. Saturday was his opening day. E. A. Bourgeois represented the Jr. O. U. A. M. of this place at their annual session in Trenton last week. Charles Parker, Democratic candidate for the Assembly, was in town Tuesday looking after the condition of the political fences. William D. Barnhurst and wife, of Philadelphia, are occupying their cottage for a short stay during this delightful weather. Mrs. D. Amos Wert, of Philadelphia, returned home on Monday after spending a few days in this city, the guest of C. M. Wert and wife.

Miss Gertrude Price, who is employed as a teacher in Smith's Landing public schools, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Price.

Hiram Steelman, Fourth street and Asbury avenue, is nursing a very painful finger on his left hand, which he

had injured some few weeks ago.

Rev. B. H. Sanderlin is having his Wesley avenue cottage brightened by a coat of paint. J. S. Rush is the artist under whose supervision the work is being done.

Rev. J. B. McCullough, editor of the Philadelphia Methodist, accompanied by his family, made a short visit to this place, occupying their Wesley avenue cottage. The Niagara Mining and Smelting Company, whose president is our fellowtownsman, Dr. G. E. Palen, has received a medal for its ore exhibit at the World's Fair, Chicago. Uriah White, of Asbury Park, who has the contract of sinking the artesian well for the Ocean City Water Company, was here a few days last week looking after the progress made. Property continues to find ready market here, the latest being the sale by Mrs. Harriet S. Lake of two lots on Ocean avenue, between Fourth and Fifth streets, to Walter H. Hays, of Philadelphia. Last Sunday J. W. Smith, of this place, conducted the services at the Baptist Church, Palermo, in the morning and at the chapel at Seaville in the afternoon, during the absence of the regular pastor, Rev. Fogg. Messrs. J. V. and R. Rapp have put down terra cotta pipe as drains for their point of beach property. They have also designed some very unique beds on the lot which they recently filled up on Asbury avenue, which they intend to devote to flowers. Helen Rapp, the four-year-old daughter of Jesse Rapp, was painfully injured Tuesday by a fall. The little tot, accompanied by her mother and brothers, had gone to the steamboat pier to fish, and while running around tripped and fell, cutting a deep gash over her left eye, exposing the bone. The little one was taken home and Dr. J. S. Waggoner hastily summoned, who dressed the wound. The doctor thinks there is no serious consequences to be feared. R. R. Sooy, proprietor of the Brighton, intends making numerous improvements to this popular hotel whereby he will be enabled to meet the demand of his constantly increasing trade. He will also add a first-class bowling alley beside putting in shuffle-boards. When Mr. Sooy has finally completed all the improvements he has in contemplation the Brighton will be one of the best appointed houses along the Jersey coast. Proprietor Sooy believes in anticipating the needs of the summer visitor. Ira S. Champion intends having ice cream at his parlors Saturday evening. Largest stock of wall paper and decorations in South Jersey at B. R. Smith's Sixth and Asbury, at Philada. prices. Parties contemplating having their houses moved to new locations, or elevated and rebuilt will save money by corresponding with Abel D. Scull, builder and general house mover. Houses moved in any part of the county. Address A. D. Scull, builder, Thistle cottage, Ocean City, N. J. Paper hanging, decorating, painting, graining and sign writing. All work guaranteed at Smith's, 6th and Asbury.

ATLANTIC COUNTY GLEANINGS.

News Notes Gathered Through the Villages for the "Sentinel."

BRIGANTINE. The electric railroad which was washed out early in September will be rebuilt and extended along the shore before next summer.

ELWOOD. The commitment of John D. Conover by Justice Wright on a charge of stealing a ring from Mrs. J. C. Patterson has postponed his wedding to a pretty girl whom he first met a week ago.

SCULLVILLE.

Mrs. Andrew Scull and Mrs. Ann Somers, of Scullville, spent Saturday with Mrs. Job Gifford.

Mrs. Maria Scull is visiting her daughters, Mrs. Hannah Collins and Mrs. Lizzie Alden, in Atlantic City.

OCEANVILLE.

Rev. P. V. Petty will be our pastor for another year. Cranmer's photograph gallery from Mayetta, N. J. is with us for a few days.

George W. Mathews sloop yacht "Parnel," which was driven ashore on the meadows by the recent northeast gale, was launched on Saturday.

BAKERSVILLE.

Fred Burroughs was seriously injured while shoeing a horse in Atlantic City last Friday, the horse kicking him in the head, rendering him unconscious. We hope to hear of his speedy recovery.

Miss Jessie Treat, of Hammonton, has been visiting Miss Mamie Turner.

D. T. Steelman and wife, Misses Olive and Lizzie Price have returned from Chicago. They thoroughly enjoyed the wonders of the Columbian Exposition.

STEELMANVILLE. The Sunday-school in Friendship M. P. Church was reorganized on the 22d with a full corps of officers and teachers.

The babe of Nicholas J. Steelman was buried on Sunday, after about a week's illness. The whooping cough is epidemic in this place. Captain Henry Steelman returned home from the World's Fair on Saturday night, well pleased with his trip. He brought numerous souvenirs for his family and friends.

Captain and Mrs. John B. Steelman have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Norris Thompson, of Goshen.

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Lee left for Ocean City on Tuesday, where they will remain permanently.

HIGBEEVILLE.

Mrs. Amasa Hughes is entertaining her sister, Mrs. Sarah Ables, of Millville, and Mrs. Abbie Frambes, of Atlantic City.

Our teacher, C. A. Grant, is liked very much by his scholars.

Jerry Leeds is still at the University Hospital, Philadelphia, and is improving slowly.

Bowen & Deane have opened a store in Smithville. Mrs. H. D. Robinson and grandson, of Pleasantville, visited this place last week. James Smith is very poorly. Charles Turner, of Atlantic City, is visiting his parents. Jonah Higbee has gone to May's Landing.

HAMMONTON. The gang of burglars that has been operating so extensively in South Jersey made another haul at the post-office in this town early Saturday morning. During the heavy rain storm they broke into the building and succeeded in blowing open the safe, from which they secured over $200. The letters in the post-office were also rifled of their contents, but no checks or stamps were taken. This is the second time the post-office has been burglarized. A reign of terror has been inaugurated by the gang in this section and every effort is being made to track the burglars. It is thought that the daring thieves have a regularly organized band and make their headquarters in some dense forest or out of-the-way swamp.

MAY'S LANDING. C. S. Clark has been appointed post-master at Buena Vista.

John Buzby and Samuel Nicholas, living near Rosehayn, have been arrested and lodged in the county jail awaiting a hearing. The men are supposed to be members of the gang of burglars which has been operating so extensively lately throughout South Jersey.

Rev. Joseph H. Boyd will begin a new series of illustrated sermons in the Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday night, November 4th. Subject for the opening sermon, "Great Mistakes Pictured."

At the Wesleyan Methodist Parsonage Thursday, by the Rev. William S. Schenck, Mr. Thomas B. Howell and Miss Ruth Thomas, both of Richland, were united in marriage.

William N. Norcross is erecting a seven-room cottage on his Second street property.

PORT REPUBLIC.

Mrs. William Wilson has returned from Plymouth, Mass., after making an extended trip with her husband, in the vessel.

Mrs. Huntley, the teacher of the public school has quite a number of scholars. She understands the art of teaching.

Mrs. Jesse Turner and children spent part of last week with Joseph Turner.

William Blake and daughter Aman-

da visited Philadelphia on Friday.

Ebenezer Adams, of Philadelphia, a former resident of this place and who is well known throughout the county, has withdrawn his suit against Councilman Hicks, of that city, for damages for an alleged false arrest and malicious prosecution. The suit grew out of the factional fight in the Thirty-fourth Ward, Philadelphia, during the Councilmanic election of February, 1892, when Hicks charged Adams with supplying ballots to voters and falsely representing them to contain names that were not on them. Adams was held for trial, but the bill of indictment was

ignored and Adams began suit for dam-

ages. The suit was settled by Mr. Hicks writing a letter to Mr. Adams, in which he took back the charges he had made and effected a practical retraction. This letter is in the hands of Mr. Adams and was written and signed upon the pro-

vision that the suit be dropped.

LEEDS' POINT. Leeds Point boasts of having the youngest graduate that ever graduated from the county course, Miss Gertrude English, who is but twelve years old.

Mrs. B. Jarvis, of Elwood, accom-

panied by her little son and a friend, visited Mrs. James Higbee, a sister of the former.

Services were held in the Smithville M. E. Church on Wednesday, the Presiding Elder delivering a most eloquent sermon. Miss Lida Endicott, who has been absent at Morristown, Pa., has been home on an extended visit to her parents. Thomas Leeds has bought the Joseph Smith homestead and is preparing to move at once.

Miss Lide Johnson is improving her barn and premises in general.

Miss Ward, the teacher of this place, is drilling the Centerville graduates on their recitations for commencement, which will come off probably the latter part of November.

Mrs. Charlie Wescott, of Columbia, visited her sister, Mrs. James Higbee, on Friday.

This is the last busy week for the oystermen in the river. Oysters have been very good, but also very scarce and prices low.

Frank Mathis and wife spent Satur-

day in Philadelphia.

ATLANTIC CITY. During the absence of the family burglars entered the residence of Mrs. Ellen C. Howard, 1623 Pacific avenue.

All the valuables in the house were packed up ready for removal, but the thieves were frightened off. The only article missing was a pair of opera glasses.

Thomas Oakley has been awarded the contract for removing the garbage. Joe Hooker Post, No. 32, G. A. R., cleared $463.50 by a fair on the ocean pier. Lardner Somers, aged 75, step-father of ex-Congressman John J. Gardner, died suddenly Friday morning, being overtaken on the street with a hemorrhage. Dr. Edward S. Reed, of this place, who was on a gunning expedition in company with Shinn O. Willetts and Christopher Scull, killed a fine deer near English Creek. The animal weighed one hundred and fifty pounds. Wallum McKimm was committed to the county jail Thursday in default of $500 bail by Magistrate Gouldey, of this place, for non-support of his young wife and child.

Our police are looking for Lewis Duhme, of Cincinnati, an invalid, who is missing from one of the prominent hotels.

Lieutenant Harold F. Adams has been elected captain of the Morris Guards.

Joseph Obert fractured his skull on Saturday by falling from a wagon.

Four colored boys Sunday robbed the tobacco store of Mrs. Friesing while she was getting one of them a drink of water.

Gertrude Gale, aged 12 years, arrested by Officer Rose for till tapping, was repremanded and discharged on Satur-

day.

Joseph Obert, employed by the At-

lantic Lumber Company, fell from a high pile of lumber on Saturday and cut his head very badly in striking a fence. Miss Lulu Hayday, the bright little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hayday, Jr., celebrated her birthday anniversary very pleasantly on Saturday afternoon.

ABSECON.

F. A. Devine has been appointed postmaster at this place. Mrs. Sallie Henderson has the handsomest and the greatest variety of plants along the shore.

E. C .Bates house looks very nice in its new coat of paint.

Daniel Bates is very ill at this writing.

Captain Wesley Smith has bought the saw-mill formerly owned by John Alexander.

Enoch Champion and son visited John Race Saturday and Sunday. A fair is talked of for the near future.

It is rumored that one of our young sea captains will shortly embark on the sea of matrimony.

Frank Devine being the successful candidate for Postmaster the next thought is where will the office be held in the future.

Joel Reed's new house in Conover-

town is progressing rapidly and soon a store building will be erected there. It looks as though business was booming in that neighborhood.

Captain Pitney Blackman left on Sat-

urday for Virginia where he expects to spend the winter carrying oysters. Enoch Blackman and wife are to start on Wednesday making the journey by rail. Quarterly meeting services at the M. E. Church on Sunday last. Rev. Mr. Turpin and family have returned home from Pemberton, N. J., where they have been visiting.

Captain Frank Babcock spent Sun-

day at home.

It is rumored that Captain William E. Lee will move away from our midst.

The Epworth League will hold an entertainment in the M. E. Church this evening.

Captain John has been home for a few days. Joseph Alexander is on the sick list. The Democratic candidates for Sheriff and Assembly were in town last week.

PLEASANTVILLE.

T. C. Long has the foundation laid for his new residence. Lewis Cartey is quite ill. Mrs. Channels is building a new barn. Albert Lake has moved into his residence on shore road and Railroad avenue, and George Adams has moved in and taken charge of the toll-gate.

Rev. Angelo moved to his new field of labor Thursday, November 2. We are sorry to lose him, and he will be missed very much. Rev. John L. Watson will take his place.

D. G. Bartlett and son Samuel are having their cottages on shore road brightened up with a new coat of paint and other improvements.

Isaac Sage is very sick.

Mrs. Lydia Doughty is improving, and it is hoped she will soon be attend-

ing to the affairs of the Atglen. She has not been suffering from typhoid fever, as stated.

Miss Ella G. Higbee, of Higbeeville, is visiting Mrs. H. D. Robinson.

A reading room reception will be held in the reading room of this place. All are requested to be present, and all per-

sons attending are to bring a book, game, wall picture, chair, table or any thing of use in a reading room. All persons interested in the welfare of the young people of this place should lend a helping hand to the cause.

Mrs. Edward Ryon has returned from a visit with relatives in Baltimore, Md. The Pleasantville Dramatic Club held a very interesting social on Thursday evening of last week. A jolly time is reported by guests and members. Rev. Crowell will preach a sermon to the young people on next Sabbath evening. All are cordially invited to be present. The public school will shortly give an entertainment in Red Men's Hall.

Miss Emma Jeanette Ward is to recite at the Teachers' Institute in Atlantic City.

There is talk of having Commencement.

Council's Doings. In accordance with motion of adjournment, Council met on Friday evening last, a full board being present. After the usual formula of reading and approving the minutes had been observed, the Committee on Ocean Front Improvement Company Taxes reported progress. Committee on Garbage also reported progress. The committee appointed to wait on the Collector in reference to delinquent taxes made a final report and was discharged. The Clerk reported that he had notified Borough Solicitor Woodhull of the action of Council in the matter of properly repairing the streets used by the Ocean City Electric Railway. A deed was ordered to be executed to J. W. Praul for lot No. 134 in Section 9. The following bills were received and ordered paid: Y. Corson, $24.50; Peter Murdoch, $10.75; Jesse Murdoch, $5.50; Peter Murdoch, Jr., $2.25; F. E. Champion, $5.18; H. B. Adams, $20.65. The Mayor was appointed a committee to lift a note of the Ocean City Association now in the Vineland National Bank.

An order was drawn for $60, interest due Rush J. Whiteside. The Treasurer was instructed to negotiate a loan on an Ocean City Association note now in his hands. L. S. Smith was notified that he must take out a license for selling brick.

H. S. Steelman was granted the privilege of laying a gas pipe from his store building on Asbury avenue to his new residence on Central avenue, between Seventh and Eighth streets.

H. B. Adams & Co. were authorized to dispose of two lots now held by the city for the sum of $1000. Council then adjourned.

Tuckahoe's Post-office Robbed.

Otis Madden, Tuckahoe's new post-

master, found the office in confusion when he entered it on last Wednesday

morning. The night before the office had been broken into and the thief took

away all the mail matter, postage stamps and a small quantity of money.

After looting the office the thief went to the barn of Anthony Steelman, a Tuckahoe merchant, and took therefrom a valuable horse and phaeton, with

which he made his escape from the village and went to Millville.

He drove past Mr. Ackley, who was driving along the Port Elizabeth road

on his way to Millville with milk, at an early hour Wednesday morning. Mr. Ackley could not see the man, nor obtain a good description of the carriage on account of the darkness, but soon after he saw the horse turn off into

the woods about half a mile below the city, and then he suspected that something was wrong. Upon returning home from Millville to his Manantico

home he met Anthony Steelman and Dr. Marshall, of Tuckahoe, who were hunting for the horse and phaeton and he told them of the incident of the early morning.

Mr. Steelman and the physician had tracked the horse and carriage from Tuckahoe, which they said was an easy matter, as the horse was peculiarly shod.

Mr. Ackley told them where he had seen the horse turn into the woods, and

going to the spot they found the horse hitched to a sapling. The thief had a little tenderness in his heart, for he had blanketed the animal before leaving him. The horse and phaeton were found within one hundred yards of the spot where the dead horse of ex-Sheriff Adams, of Tuckahoe, was found several weeks ago. Mr. Steelman was very much pleased to recover his property so speedily. The horse showed evidence of hard driving, but otherwise was not injured. He was taken to a livery stable, and after being fed and rested was brought back to Tuckahoe.

CAPE MAY COUNTY NOTES.

Items Plucked Here and There by Our Correspondents. AVALON. J. F. Corson will be our new postmaster. CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE. A Fishing Creek housekeeper sustained a bad fright a few mornings since by hearing a rumpus in her kitchen stove, in which she had just lighted a corncob fire. Raising one of the stove lids she saw a big rat plunge into the flames, where the animal was cremated. The rat had crawled into the stove to get a few grains of corn remaining on the cobs.

TUCKAHOE.

Captain Enoch Ingersoll came home to spend a few days with his family. George Ludlam and a friend spent Sunday in this place. John O. Saul and family spent a few days in Millville. Don't forget the Thanksgiving entertainment at Centennial Hall to be given by the Baptists. All are invited. James Lee went to Atlantic City on Monday. Mrs. Samuel Steelman went to Court House on Monday to see her grandson.

Hope Madden raised one thousand bushels of white potatoes this season.

Captain Maurice Godfrey is bringing his steamboat here.

Miss Estelo, of Vineland, is visiting Mrs. Taylor on the Atlantic side.

Extra meetings are in progress here. Quite a number are seeking religion.

The owner of the Griscom property says he will have two thousand cords of wood cut this winter. This will give employment to a number of men.

Mrs. Abbie Townsend, of Cape May, spent last week with her mother, Mrs. Eliza Champion.

They have arrested one of the thieves that robbed the peddler's wagon. His name is said to be Thomas Jeffries.

They are talking about having night watchmen here.

CAPE MAY CITY.

Jeremiah T. Hughes, an aged and highly esteemed resident of this place, died on Friday evening, aged 89 years.

He had been a faithful and consistent member of the First M. E. Church for fifty years.

Mrs. S. F. Ware, daughter of the late Colonel Sawyer, has filed objections to

the execution of the will of her father, which document she claims bequeaths property belonging to her, inherited from her mother. The property con-

sists of furniture in Mrs. Ware's cottage, and, as the goods are not of much value, the matter will probably be adjusted.

Colonel Sawyer left all his real and personal property, valued at $10,000, except some family pictures, to his second wife.

William Porter, chairman of the re-

cent county Democratic Convention, has challenged Alfred Cooper, editor of the Cape May county Gazette, to a public debate on the doctrines of free trade

and single tax. Mr. Cooper has de-

clined to discuss the matter, except through his newspaper, and a war of pens is threatened. Lafayette Hall a few evenings since shot a raccoon on the roof of the summer kitchen of the cottage of Senator Lemuel Miller. The animal had frightened the family by peering in the windows. Elmer Raymond, 5 years old, while attempting to cross Cape Island Creek on a plank, fell in the water and was drowned. His mother was made unconscious by the shock.

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SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias, issued out of the Court of Chancery of the State of New Jersey, to me directed, I will expose to sale at public vendue on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11th, 1893,

between the hours of twelve and five o'clock P. M. to wit: at two o'clock, at the Mayor's office in Cape May City, all the following:

First Tract. All that certain tract or parcel of land situate in Ocean City on Peck Beach in the County of Cape May and State of New Jersey, described as follows: Beginning on the south easterly side of Asbury avenue at the distance of two hundred and eighty feet south westerly from the south westerly line of Tenth street containing in front or breadth on the said Asbury avenue together, sixty feet (each lot being thirty feet wide) and of that width extending south easterly between lines parallel with said Tenth street one hundred feet to a fifteen feet wide street; being

lots No. 567 and 568 in section C on the plan of lots of the Ocean City Association.

Second Tract: (Composed of two lots de-

scribed as follows): 1. All that lot of piece of ground situate in Ocean City aforesaid, and

numbered 795 in section C aforesaid, on the aforesaid plan of lots of the Ocean City Associa-

tion; Beginning on the south easterly side of Wesley avenue and south westerly side of Ninth

street, containing in front or breadth on the said Wesley avenue fifty feet, and extending of that

width south easterly parallel with and along the south westerly side of Ninth street and one hundred and five feet to a fifteen feet wide street.

2. All that lot or piece of ground situate in Ocean City aforesaid, and numbered 76 in section C aforesaid on the plan of lots of the Ocean City Association; Beginning on the south easterly side of Wesley avenue at the distance of

fifty feet south westerly from the south westerly side of Ninth street, containing in front or

breadth on the said Wesley avenue fifty feet and of that width extending in length or depth south

easterly between lines parallel with said Ninth street one hundred and five feet to a fifteen feet

wide street; together with all and singular the rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments and

appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and re-

mainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, and also all the estate, right, title, interest, use, property, claim and demand of the said defendants of, in, to and out of the same. Seized as the property of Jonathan T. Adams, et. al., defendants, taken in execution at the suit of John A. English, complainant, and to be sold by ROBERT E. HAND, Sheriff. SCHUYLER C. WOODRULL, Solicitor. Dated Oct. 9, 1893. P. F. $10.25.

AT C. A. CAMPBELL'S, 813 Asbury Avenue,

Is the only place in Ocean City where you can get the BEST RUBBER BOOT made--the Snag Proof. Just made; not two months old.

Don't buy something that is two or three years old when you can get a new boot; also

have just received a fine lot of samples. We are still taking

orders for suits and also for overcoats. Don't forget we guarantee a fit. All Goods are strictly cash. No exceptions.

OWEN H. KUDER, 408 Seventh Street, (Near Asbury Avenue) BOOT and SHOE MAKER REPAIRING NEATLY DONE.

WM. E. KERN. Civil Engineer AND Surveyor, Steelmanville, N. J. Special attention given to complicated surveys.

WM. R. ELLIOTT, Successor to MRS. R. MORRIS,

DEALER IN Groceries, Provisions, CANNED GOODS, Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes. A FULL LINE OF CHINA and GLASSWARE, No. 714 Asbury Ave., OCEAN CITY, N. J. Summer visitors are assured of efficient service, fresh goods and Philadelphia prices.

SMITH & THORN, Plumbing & Gas Fitting, In All its Branches. Satisfaction guaranteed. Underground drainage. Terra Cotta Pipe. D. GALLAGHER, DEALER IN FINE FURNITURE, 43 So. Second St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. H. GERLACH & CO., DEALERS IN Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, Diamonds, 2631 Germantown Avenue, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Watches, Jewelry, etc., skillfully repaired. Articles or orders left with H. Gerlach, Sixteenth and Asbury, Ocean City, will receive prompt attention. WESLEY HOUSE, Cor. 8th St. and Wesley Ave., OCEAN CITY, N. J. This house is delightfully located on a wide avenue a few feet from the ocean. Accommodations first class. Terms reasonable. Open all the year. A. E. COLE, Prop'r. VANDALIA HOUSE, Central Ave., between 7th and 8th Sts. Ocean City, N. J. Now open for the season. S. BURLEY, PROP. THE EMMETT, OCEAN CITY, N. J. Now open for the reception of guests. For terms, etc., address Miss M. A. BOYLE.

ALLAIRE COTTAGE, Cor. 9th St. and Central Ave., (Formerly Sixth St. and Central Ave.) Ocean City, N. J. MRS. A. B. RANCK. NEW INLET HOUSE, TOWNSEND'S INLET, Sea Isle City, N. J. WILLIAM A. MANAHAN, Prop'r. All trains stop at the door. Boats always on hand. King's American Laundry, Asbury Ave., below Fourth St., OCEAN CITY, N. J. All work done in first-class style. MRS. ANNA KING, Proprietress.

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Orders left at No. 759 Asbury avenue will receive immediate despatch by Telephone.

Lumber Yard and Office: Cor. 12th St. & West Ave., OCEAN CITY, N. J.

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Stop in and make selections from the best, largest and freshest stock in Philadelphia.

Orders by mail promptly attended to and goods delivered free of charge at any railroad or steamboat in the city.

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GILBERT & LAKE, House and Sign Painters.

RESIDENCE: 450 West Avenue, OCEAN CITY, N. J.

Jobbing promptly attended to. Estimates cheerfully given.

Guarantee to do first-class work and use the best material.

Orders left at Wm. Lake's office, corner Sixth and Asbury avenue, will receive prompt attention.

J. S. RUSH, HOUSE and SIGN PAINTER,

Ornamental work of all kinds done at the lowest cash prices.

Residence and Office: Eleventh Street and Central Avenue, Ocean City

JOHN BROWER, Painter and Glazier.

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