Ocean City Sentinel, i

ATUNTIC COUNTY GLEANINGS.

THUUBDAV, DBCKMBKU jj, moo I IliUI

-We »hmll lit glad to rrceive lteoi« of new* and ooaiulunlcallnu* of iuirmt to till* community and oar rradrr*

AH communication* aliould be ac- t-. . — . . „ '

com]>aiiled with the full name aiul_IIlC 12016 DeCOratlODS WePC

addre- of lb. writer, not neceanarlly Beautiful

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iblicalliui, t

I a* a guarantee o

LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

* A Merry t

|t to llie mlcule—lit ie Iwuk will be dow

day.

turkey.

are Riming along fai

aleck.

Wonder if llteie will be ano« Clirlatmaa. December bid* fair to furui.li real weather. Hat run ire home inerebanle for

Bev. A. W. William, u*. a del|tliia vialtur laat week. A few watch-night panic- ar

•r New Year', ere.

Howaid Adami

tington ou Bun lay and Monday. An adjourned meeting of common council will be held thla evening. Dr. f. E. Edward* .|ient la.l week In Philadelphia and Haddm.lleld. Neat apt lug will aer the town booming, aud that la no idle prediction. The Monday-aohonl acholar* are reliearalug their Cbriatmaa cantata.. Hev. J. It. Adam, and wife were in I’luladelph^Mie flral W Hie week. Thia i. the laat day on which to pay your laxea without additional coat*. The acholar. w ho ha* been diligent

Tin

II hat

- E Elwaid. 1. .pet

lay ,

if Hrull-

lie ou Wrxliieadi tiring a holiday.

Mr*. Townaend Hlrelmai ville, i« vi.lting tier graudfa

law, in thia cliy.

H. "A. W. Hmlili Ira. the contract fi In.tailing a hot water iH-allng pUut I I he 8ENT! S Kl. oftlcr.

the gueala of Mr*. Maaary for the reek, the folluwlng friend, j lined e gaiety: Mr. and Mr*. I,. M. ,Mr. and Mr* It. W. Edward.; Miaa Helen Tlio ua«, of ('ataaaui|ua. Mr. Schuyler V. Wwaibull, of Camden, Mia. Margaret H. Kadcliflc, .i»ter of Mra.'Maaaey; Mim lie~ie raliam and Mi.. Victoria tiraham, id Mr. Harvey Young I.ake. GRAND IMPROVEMENT.

ie llr.1 n

k by

Kjofi

IVI

ridnre;ih a few week..

I». Wilmu. of Millville, who own. aevrral cottage. In tliU Ctly, W a.

among Tueaday'. vWtor*.

Joaeph Wolf, formerly of thia cily-j wa- married rrcenlly In Miaa Margaret C. Howell, at Atlantic City. Our public achoola will be rlnaed from tc-morrow afiertu.m until Wedueaday mnruing, January " City Treaaurer 1 8. Champion and wife are vialtiuR rrlallve* In New York city and Atlantic Highland*. Joaeph llaruetl, of Camden, wa. beie aeveral day* durlug the paat week In the intereat of hla family'* realty. Mr*. H. Wealey Ijike apeut a few day* laat wfeek In Ptiiladelphta with tier daughter, Mra Carrie Kefguraon. U. T. Hinithemaiv and family, uf Philadelphia, will |Waa the Cbriatmaa holiday* in their Ocean areuuecuttagr. A auhurban member of elty council wa. obaerved doing lime on Haturday laat. An eight-day dock wa* re*t

altde.

The Ocean Ctly Watei company rented an office in the Htlle. building for the uae of Huperluteudeut V

Olbb.

Mra. Abel D. Hcull returned home In thia city Friday evening after apeiidlng aeveral day* with relative* In Philadelphia Joaeph 1. Hcull 1a having plana drawn for a cottage which lie contemplatea erecting on Wealey avenue, north of Eighth atreet. Henry Oerlacb, of Philadelphia, wa* here a couple of day* thia week looking afier hi. cottage ou Weal avenue, north of Kind atreet. Mr*. Adalme Craudol, of Dentil* ville, ia Hie gueal of tier daughter, Mr*. I .earning Blep he Pi'll, at lier Aahury John K. Keodrkk. of PUiladeipbia, who la having va*t Improremetita made to aume of hU proprrtlea here, wa* In town on Tueaday. Mra. J. O. Crate returned to her home In Camden ou Tue*day after apeiidlng aeveral week* in thia city. Hie gueal of tier * taler, Mr.. C. E Edward*. Common ocnodl w ill meet ie aemiou to-morrow evening objection* to Hie l-aalng of i uaore requiring Hie paving of certain aldewalk*. Thia ia the aborteat day of the year. Now look for cold weather, if the old aaylug t* of any value: "Aa the day* tieglii to leugtlien Hie cold liegiiii airrngtbeu. fieorge W. Powell, of Hlalh all and Wealey avenue, who la attending a part of the winter In Philadelphia, » at In town ou Saturday to appear before Hie cummliaiouera of appeal. W. H. Driaroth. manufacturer of liaprr boaea, Philadelphia, wbnrereutly pun-baaed a cottage on IVntral avenue, tiortli of Nlutb atreet, with hi* family, will apend the holiday* here

help ua in tbf* . Mra. Mark Hauer journeyed to Trenton on Friday laat, ne«ra of’lbe death of bet brotbea-

Capreawcd ApproprlMb joat ••harming dinner of for • wa. given on Saturday ev r. aud Mr*. W. E..Maaaeyat •ua home on Wealey avenue. table decoration, were pink r place of each lady gueal

Occanville.

appointed Watmin Conover |.»tiuaaler May's Landing. Jame* I^iuden.-on Sunday, killed a .mall fox terrier dog which bad abowu rabie.. It trad bitten aeveral oilier dog. aud Tlmmaa Cain, a boy.

Hammonton.

(iraduate* of the high acbool have organized IheHammuiitoii High School Alumni amociatlon. Thew offiier* have heoit, elected : 1‘mident, Albert IL. Jackaon; vice preaident, William Dorrful : rrcording aei-relary, Mia* | Kalharlne (larton : cor.eapouding ■retary, Mra. Kirk H|iear; Ireaaurer, larlca Canipatiella; board of manera. John K. Hoyt. Mr*. Ullian ckaon, Mb. Laura Davidaou and irfleld Krarunivr. The awiciatiou

Christmas Festivities in the

will ei

Not in the St probably not 1 I tiited State, are uwd for quii of 'JH mile- to

i of Hi

inSueure li w Jersey, am legraph line

* heard if

f them.

The M. E. Sunday-achocl w a Cbriatmaa entertain men t church next Monday eveninf programme:

n the

e place to the other, entr.l Hailroad of Nev ?. Hurllngtou and t am<

Atlantic City, mle Mendel, w lfrol

l yullmely del •unwfTwi-.Fr Ida;

eek.. Mr.. Mendel • who greatly regrel

. while a

matte Preparwlloua lade for the Celrbratloi the K.eut hy varlona

C»PE lUIJDJjTr HOTtS. tew* of the County Gathered from Various Sources.

W. B. Llvezeywaaon Saturday ajKilnled po.tma.ter at tula place.

Rio Orande.

The Weal Jersey aud Sraalmrr BaUr iad com|iany ia erecting a new station, j to replace the one w bicb lia* been used .alucr Hie road was llret coiiatrueted.

agamit him, and was sentenced to Qve yean in prison. The other charge.

■ry Raker

.ilver cup frot

Sailroad f iw-SakM. -I JE«a*Y aim acasaoBB B. B.

Cold Spring.

Postmaster aud Mrs Irwin Eldridgi

Denomination*. lare lU with typhoid fever, aud thele Ir The Cbriatmaa entertainment of thei little hope fur their recovery, at tbb arioua Sunday-achoola ia the all ah- writing. Four uuixe. and two pbyaiorbing topic at Hit* time and Wr give ' ciana are in con.taut attendance. ■elow Hie programme of each. While! tieeatey'i

they may not be rendered in the

Hon give

-id been in jail since t J;

; November 9. She plead guilty and r

Tie MatMs: Murder TrtrtiK'~SaS3SfiTCTSi:' Beran on Tuesday. •"■SZOS^ZL, W®??*

' of robbing W. H. Roberta, ao Attalitir - — City shorn>ker, of kltrhftl' utiu.il.

no furniture. Hewa. f’luudguiliy by :

jury aud given atx mmitli.. : l ‘-»pn—. m

Witty, who stole FJ w ‘ ’

of Hnhlrbrm.'' Itoek-a-Hre.-

TIk- Christmas euterUI Presbyterian Suuday-ac! ‘ u tbe church on Cl The programme:

Ity. Water i on Monday at the

prealdenl.

Every member wa ■rough dlM-uaslou waa had. A map -

made a

ivtlng, showing II

director, of Hie •mpatiy wa. held ■ffic-e of Hemy I), in Philadelphia.

<* «CeVj>r»'i. * .lz.e gild b.-atl

thoroughly examined,

wa. then uuauimoU.ly ordered that tbe .uni of 125,01 <1 be ex|igiided at In Improving the water nervier in this city. Among Hie Improvements

!. tbe laying of a nix-inch

main from Seventeenth to Fifty-ninth atreet*, and a ten or twelve-inch main intral part of the town. SixInch fire plug, are to be placed from First to Seventeenth streets. The

preaenlplug* are foar-iueb.

Every property owner t* vitally detested; in the city'* water supply ltd these improvement*, a. well a. ibere to made, w ill be heartily appreciled. Nothing will add to tbe growth f the town more than a flr»t-cla*a. -ater supply for tire protection.

public acbool. Mil Matlle B. Robert., er. will give a Christmas entertainment In the assembly room of the acbool building to-morrow afternoon, imencing at I ..HI o'clock at w hich tbe public ia invited to attend. The progiammea* arranged for the occasion

rail If.ufficii

Virginia avei Cope. Philip Han

Janie. B. Kelly will be tbe owner i i flfty-room hotel William Layton I •reeling at 2S lieorgia avenue, anutb. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

•pedal meeting of oommnn council held on Friday evening, tbe call C a* follow*: To take action ou ordinance and consider quit claim deeds. ’resident Lake waa in (be chair, judlmen Slit** and Williamaou

The Baptist Sunday-acbool will bold it* Christmas entertainment in SUtea ■n Tueaday evening next and general Invitation la extended to all attend. Among the features of tbe occasion will be an electrical tabli in which ten girls participate, and electrical display. Superintendent Kalbacb ia preparing something elaborate thia aflatr. Tbe programme: unalMiu, Concrecauon

mincil adjourn-, it adjourn ti •n Thursday evening, 3lth Inal. The West avenue asweament matter van then taken up, hut a. no property ■wnrrs stin ted by It were present It vaa laid over uulll Hie adjourned miet-

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Preaident I.ake stated that tbe ordijance be had reference to in the call I waa No.SM, relative to the digging up ■f llie streets; and Hiought some action trover* or other |«rtie* to properly re|«ir tbe streets after digging up. The dty sol id tor, who wa. iiniued Hie oidiuauce in qiieai stated Hut Ita prnriskiui After a thorough disco salon of Hu vaa, on motion of Conudlman Hartoss, ordered that tbe clerk notify street su|<erri*nr In look after and that the provision* of No. 5K were carried out. The aolidtor stated that Hie quit -laim deeds referred to

Plant for Hie eulargemriU and general improvement of Myers' Ocean * are now under advhiemeut. contemplation to greatly enlarge the auditorium portion, making tbe a ting atraugementa ou such a to enable the audience to lue uninterrupted atage view. It la alao proponed to place Manhattan billiard Ublre and shuffle boards in Hie pier entrance to- be n*ed. charge, by lbo*» who |*lronixe estSbU»bmenl during llia,day lime.

Monday, after the funeral Mra. F. A. Tlmmaa an

Jellrlea.nl Koeboater, N. Y., returned borne yesterday after a week'* vtait with lbear parent., John Jeflnm and • Ha, Ninth at reel and’ Weal avenue. Mbs. DCKaKlB baa a lint hit of f bnaioua urnamenta and toys. Fine mixtures, & lb*, tor »LM. pu< op jo t • • - ■ -

Tark. said Uw

>i Duumkln'a for Cbriatmaa candy Fin* mtxiuraa. i Iba. for II Oil. pul up n nice boxes, at J.T. Adam* , *21 Aa-

«ry avenue.

A OBBATUirT—Not a CbrUtou _ j.w yet a btithday gift, bat tbe gift Bight. Have you ever thought much i bout it? What abouht y«d.i If rf' me auddeoly dejuivad of aeelni* T

iloation and

Hi ba given after lb. todiday* (ftat of ebargr). by Wardrll, H»

optician, h.i» Aahury avenue

Take None*.—Work for holiday*

o ion- « . e- *• "Ti , 00 °T;

Ado.: ui ow.ro.~gi.

,c anhllme degree of M. M. waa ceau City.lodga, Nki. 1T1 F. * A. M., at llie stated o.nimpulcarsday evening laet. V-rtt-lug twethren from Aibutua. Star and Trimble lodge* of tbla jurladlctioh aud eral Penuayivanbi kid^fo were Itefrr-hmeot. w-eurprov"'

l, of Fin

•liicii

■er’a etater in Itrldgeioii it', night. Cape May City-

had voted for the c attended Hie meeliut for rr-r.tiding. dignatlou nieeling of Monday of laat week pauy lias tiled an a ontracl. and lia« err-

or hi. fowl, dead Friday t jpon examination diiwover >eeii p il.oned- It la auppt reanta who did the deed art colored fellow coulined

county jail awaiting trial for Hu theft of hhga from llie Ewiu The .lock |R>iMined included cl

Bev.

Hiller, of (

t. Vs., preached In the byterlan chutch Sunday morning

evening.

Tbe Weal Cape May gold lea experiencing difficulty in obla utter, enoogli to All them Thirty-six bid. were opened Saturday night for the new public ach building. The hid. ranged from tJS. .din. The award will be made

ten formed, henceforth ed remem trial. Friday

branee. Thing, reached night, In a private mretlng

young men and tbe format lot we May Bachelors' club, an orgaul-

iuu founded for the protection

member* against tbe idiuayucraclea of tbe fair aex, and for a greater degree of ridual benefit aud enjoyment. Tbe object of Hie club k Hie promoiloii iplrit of good cheer and bannony ug Its members, for improvement socially and morally, and for general idvatioemenl along mental aud pliyaltal line*. Tbe present members are Samuel F. Eldtedge, William Caaaedy, U. Bolton Eldielge, Herbert Hebeotbal, Clinton .Rutherford, William Hickey, Harry Hodau, Jeremiah Mecray, I/ewls Hickey, Frederick J. Crowell, Charles Rohm aud Irwin Bteveur. ator Sewell aud Cougmamau foiudensjaggr have recommended Dr. ■r S. Learning for postmaster of tbb place to All the vacancy now existing. Dr. Learning ha. been a meinof the house of aaremhly aud the Bute senate: he waa three years president of dty council, and was city

DISTRICT MEETING.

A. Beach, superintendent o! the Haodlug division, and W. A. Harrell, eupeftbe New York division, by their wives, wa Ibb ctly Tueaday on a business trip. While here, they Inspected tbe trolley road, which waa recently purebaa Henry D. Moore, a heavy .lockbolder In tbe Ocean City branch of tbe Bead I ng railroad. They registered at tbe Swart bmore.

Hubert A Lake wUT paint tbe an tamer

Fink mixture*. 6 Iha. fw •! “0. pot op in nice boxes, at J. T. Adsma'.-BZl

Anbury avenue.

W* have tbe lataat pattern* of picture moulding.. We will frame your]

pictures at i

lev avaoee, oawr Third atreet. ■utib cottage on Central avenue, a uf Fifth atreet, for tbe

A t-OMrum line of well paper i et bottom prices; window a had*., ilb spring roUera, 15, 25, S5, *4 and M

B. K. Smith 1 ceuta. nil tbe leading ootore. a B.

Smith A Bone, K*t8 Aabury eretu

111 b

ar-dim

f Hie Atlantii

Hole and It

rendered No defen

I for Hie plaintifl pru

verdict for

y 111 the suit of tliarle. Saa Egg Harbor City wine we atuat Charles Bonn to.- wit furnished defendant rendered a verdti

rial rued by plait e suit of Elwoc

•. th«

I, waived

codn.ti from Thumav

day Hie grand Jury adjourne ' ” rlnient and entered a

y. Judge Kndicult tin trim h> jail for three m..r lilt Dvardun, charged wit init«er from Daulri Pet a Plea of not guilty.

six mouths to begin from Tuesday. A dm ill Kirn tor's Hair.

-"'nlJr.-r:

Thersday. January Jrd. IMI.

limglit

lellvered direct and Mllcd In Hie same ! t manner. Tbe defendant claimed that I fa*laaaf ••— lie returned the gmid. to the agent in 'hicago. while Hie plaintifl claimed Ib'at he did not rrceive Ihem, and a* they were sent to Hie defendant he

• The jury In Hie exae of James H. Mason, of Atlantic City, against Jmepli M. McKee rendered a Aeidict for plaiutill. Plaintiff surd to tecover ou a note for *2.300, The verdict wa* for four-Ofltw of the amount claimed, tbe decision heiug hiaed un the ground! that a. Mr. 5laaou waa an endorser ai well aa lour other men tie should aualain liia proportionate share of the km when the maker of the note defaulted. The ejectment anil of Edward W, Allen against Charles W. Fi*ber, proprietor ■>{ llie o'd Inlet Itouae at Atlantic City, resulted in a verdict for de-

i Hie a

it W. S

of Maria A. Mason It Johnson in tort, the verdict for defendant, o recover *3.Vi fig furnl-

Tbe ball of Ocean City Lodge, No. ( Knights uf Pythias, of ibi* city, w tbe scene of a very enjoyable aflair < Monday evening, Hie occasion being district meeting of tbe order for t Eleventh New Jersey district, which comprise. Cepe May county. District Deputy Hraud Chancellor Cornelius Mahan, of thi* city, presided. John H. Conger, grand vice-tbancellor, of New Brunswick, end Elmer E. Maro, grand keeper of record* and of Trenton, aa well aa vlaitiBg brethren from Dorcbeater. I»ee*liurg, Hretna aud Smith’s landing, were present. Encouraging reports from Hie lodge* in the diatiict were reed. Tbe grand lodge officer*. Mt-wars. Conger aud Margerum, each gave a very Intereeliug talk. -H|ieeeli»i wFre made by William lake, H. Hand, M. W. Adams and a number ot *. At tbe rtoee of the apeeriimaklog a bountiful repast was served, iext meeting of thi. character wilt

id at Denutevllle.

At a special busiueaa meeting of

' tbe Fitat Hantist city. It wa. decided

improve tbe church by building at addition of twelve feet to tbe rear, anil

board and |iaali>r were ap

pointed a committee to formula!• plana. Tbe drawings have hern com pleiad, and call for a very Aue and con veuteut baptistry, aud two rooms to b oaed aadieratng-roocne or other purposeWhen completed, the addition will add

o tbe

beauty of tbe church. The contract aa aa anted Tuesday evening to L. Sreou, who will begin Hie wurk nee ao as to complete tbe same by i Aral of tbe year. al aw Advanced Age. Higher, aged MS jeers, SmltbvUle, Atlantic eoonty, died y terday morning el tbe featdeoce of bla daughter, Mi*. Danjql KUiey, near Seventh street, after an Hilbert pared Iba body for Interment and ablp- . — tUot

PlainUA sued to recc Tlie suit of I W. : W. Truitt to recover wa* ou Friday when

for the week.

Tlie grand jury c|pie into court late Wednesday afternoon aud returned forty-nine indict menu. Sixty-: inea were considered. Tbe Hat uf indictments and tbe pleat nilercd by the prlaonem or by counsel Thuraday morning were aa follows: i. George (‘'Dad”) Lae, reHisliug Constable Miller and aaaault;

guilty.

late v*. George Lee, second indlctit, assaulting Officer Kl ward, with knife; not guilty. William Dillloo, aaaiult and battery on Thomas J. Cookmau;

guilty.

late v*. John Drardeu, mealing lumber from Daniel Peterson; not in State vr. James Mickey, attempting i rob Hotel Clarendon; not guilty. State v*. George Walker, larceny of clothing from B. I) Craighead;

guilty.

State ve. Ueorge Walker, breaking and entering Hotel Wlreebickon and alealing clotbing and receiving goods; not guilty. . Isaac S. Hillord, etnbrxxliug }W from John A. Majaur; guilty. Stats va. John b. Cgmer, larceny urse and (27 from Walter Ward; not

guilty.

State vs. John E. Comer, receiving :olen goods; no! guilty. State va. Juhn Stewart, larceny of blankets from William H. Roberta; not guilty. s. Mary Baker, larceny of and receiving stolen goods;

guilty.

a. Newton Calhoun,attempted rape on llltle girl, Beatrice Bell; not

guilty.

SUtevs. John Mamm, guilty;-George McClain, Thom peon, malicious mischief; guilty. Stale va. same defrudanU, breaking iiidoaa In cottage; Maaou, guilty; Tliompaon, not guilty. Slate va. Ueorge Sweet, battery on Frank I'pahur: not guilty. Sute va. Joaepb Nelson and John Smith, larceny of (5 from Harry Turnr; not guilty. Sute vs. Millie B. Cham here, .two Indictment* obtaining money under falre pretenare; not guilty. State vs. Joseph Brown, an wife, Buena Ylsta, not guilty. Burroughs Drnin*, against Andrew J. Steelman, Elviu Scull, Jonathan Doughty, Joseph Somers, David Somers, David N. Steelman, maa, Jr., theft of oyster*; no;

gnllty

State i Henry B. Deuub' agalnat David N. Steelman, Joseph Homer*, Elvlo Hcull. Japhet Barrett, Jonathan Doughty, Andrew J. Steelman, WUBarretl, David Somera, Jrase Ttiomaa.Jr. theft of oyatera; not guilty. (J. B. lugersnill against Jease ', Jr, theft of oyatera; not

guilty.

SUte (Cbeitoa fl. Dennis) against Japbet Barrett. Elvm Scull. David N.

Steelman, Andrew J lard Barrett, David

then of oysters;

sympathy of tbe community la with Mia. Kialey Jn her bereavement lam of fai her and mother la ao atitne.

-, »»«. m.,arr. Ocaaa City, lljt a ei.

>*r Cope mar.

. in . .iKliJ'wwk-JajR KODCaya, SJC, KeturuUie, lw»s l ape Mar US a. m.

K*tl«e of Intemtlon.

wn.tjrrM.CHy ct

X«(iee «f Imlentlvn. •ublte nonce la bereby (leao that let tor of I’omiaou Louurii of Onaa cay. J. held uaeemhark tmo. 11 was decided to

latrodnr* aa oedlnaora lo provlda for the mud ordlnaucc win be lutrudoead at .oobcli rbamber oa Friday Kaealac. De-

— — ''“kfr—

AdmlaKtrator'a Male. OK BKAL UTATK. ii. -i—of en order or tbe Orphan'. ~ mtref Cape May. la tbe lit

SKE2r ow.adjolalae MniM Ml

erad* eoalaloao la tb* «™a. ordlaai HScirStabr Bna^Sl^rd and *pn_

Ocean Cit; Home-matn Biter. F. A. SC HOCK, Proprietor ■IS AUDIT ATIL, OCLAK Cm, H. J. ANDREW MARSHALL fill 6oi S.Twenty-Second St. Philadelphia, Pa. ICE CRZM. Vim ICO. FARCY CAIK, Mill CUB. Ftoai Flora. to Cileii^ b il It Inmhm. n-sed Tsrkey sad Oyststs M seary ewis. Is kill (i*r7tlm| M IwiU to Ms isiaa ekearfagy to lM >• IM NT iNn srEss? xsstjxssszt R. B. SHIES & Go Building... LUMBER

Millwork Lime Cement, Etc. LUMBER YARD AND OFFICE. Cir.lMuifBiin OCEAN CITY, N. J tpbone, r.-aldenor. 1—«*. omc*: Bell Telephone, No. 1-52. Kuterpnae Telephope, No. A BEimiLiirsfiiDniT Ocean City, N. J.

with the exception of n few email criminal mat ten which were tried on Monday, tbe above fare* will not be l catted until after the disposition of tbe J Mai liia murder trial, which began ?,r, iTik. ii*ii*ii Tueaday before Supreme Court Justice rwna tjaireeU. w Fori. "Dad") fee* one of tire lodlct meat* aubP. mm.