Ocean City Sentinel I THU&HnAV.T'Elim.'AllY t, ihii 1

MADE GOOD IMPRESSION

PERSONAI..

\Ve ahall l>e kIim! t» twine u urM* and eominunlrationa of i to tlilx cominuulty and our ■ All romiuunleatlon* rliould mu pan led ailb the full nam [•, Ji faith. LOCAL DOTS. I.lberty Kite t'o. im-el* In r thin eveolaK.

.j Everybody Kept Guessing , 1 During Whole Evening }

WONDERFUL MENU CARDS ,,, .i,r Heavenly VWou.

■mnuir Tuesday> vl«itot>A. J. Coralo, of I'hiladetphia, lid alii llatrli. of Mllmay. I'.< . lateen, of Philadelphia. '«i t trial

CITY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE. A Glance at the Life of Mayor Jos. G. Champion, Now Serving His Second Term. With a -Utpa—lUKly ••ranllfnl-e* of year-. Thru tie entered Into-|«rt- ■ needa muat, In the fltuew of ll.inif, trartuf and bufMer*. The nrm exliare a liand-otue Mnyot and -m il Myi for inohahly tao year., at the - thlaelty ran lawatof in the |*i»n of rnd of b tiirh tlmr It Ba- diwolved.

! I. Vl.lt

durltiK U

ivied the lot

(|>B.

«yne by the ■ of the Fir.I i Tneaday .

Iteliaure hold a ttiee

Fire Coniparfy, N« IK tltla eretiltiK-

Already tlie Bomeu folk- i ■rlnK for tlieir hji-ter eo-tmn Urean City HuUdlnK and Ian atloti meeta on Saturday

of t

A regular meeUug of Ocean City dr-lgn on Volunteer Fire Co., No. 1, to-niorroa ! remn a volu The February' meeting of tlie IWmnl they Bore on of Kducatlon B ill he held next Tue- the raw nilgl

round for rotlageHome rlrlgber- Berv out on Sunday, hut they aleighed through mud in a nond many placea. The regular hu-mr~ nnTUng of tlie member- of the Find ltx| tl-t ('Inirrh Baa held laat evening The I-adie.' Aid Society of the Find M. K. Church are making arrangement! to bold a aortal at the fiar-oti-

ully. b h. city fo

have lieeu reatdeut. In tht •everml yean, moved to An* day. Bbereiliey will re-tde.

The Lad lea' Aid Society of tlie Find M. E. Church lield It* regular nionthly meeting at the boiqe of Mr-. Maliala Steelman, VII Aalmry a ret me, Monday Samuel Sehurrli, Dr. Harry Fouldand Kobert Naylor, the audltora bIio have beeu going over Hie clty’a acniunlaforthe pa*t year, have al-mt

liulahed Uvelr a o.rk.

The Ladle*' AM Society of the Kind ■ta|dlat Church b III meet at the home of vln. Fred. Hepple. A-bury avenu”, bet»eeu Sixth and Seventh atreel-, on

Thunday of next Beck,

A-aleaman peeking oulen for liatliIng -ulta B a- in town one day tillBeck. Think of It! Itathlng -ulta!

eapwl alive

aay Be are not a laB-abldlug eommu-

ntty?

1 hoae wboac love for the ocean overrame their temerity for the odd hla«t> that one encountered on the boardBaik during the paa! feu day. wll-uea-ed the iwa In all Hie beauty of Ita raging Oenene-a. I tidar the eflh-leul mauagemenl ol the (Jood and Welfare Comnilllee, the I’. O. of A. gave an cntrrUlumriil, folloaed by rafraabmenta. on Saturday evening laat. There wa« a targe tendance and a general good time. TESTED THEIR ENGINE

of Itcltauoe Fire Com|>aiiy, No. t, took their engine out for a tort ou Thuraday nflernoou laat, going to Fifth and Aabury avenue foi thta porpoae. Kverythlug waa found to be B-orklng In llnrt-claaa aha|ie tinea the noxxle allpped, and aome of the boya got a HtUe ducking, but they didn't mlud. The engine Baa llred by Dayton Vannamati, who hon|—l her up” In One style. Ed. Stonehlll B-aa In elia^e of the proceeding!, BhlleCounctlmen (iodfrey and J. Steelman looked on altb approval. The boya of the IlellaqcJ are jubilant over the r.cent trial of their new eerl ' truck. All who aeu the teat are ua; in their prabe of the la tret addition the cHy’a llre-flghtlug apperaUM.'T firemen aere able, by njgaua of the «lxty-flve fool exteualon ladder, to get to the roof of the Aetna, wl feet to spare. The truck la quipped B lth a number of other ladder, of

toua lengths.

BLAZE IN CHIMNEY.

Itli ■

he literary |.r.« line, opening

- He—ie A.lier. I on, —I'he't ollegt m Ferguaon, folio by MI-A-. Ik—i

he Hattie of Uetty.burg," bb. Harry luike, folloBol by a i rt on the piano by the Vii-re

‘liamplon. J. M. II a reading. Mra-Chat

nd V

•Bard'.

Little Hlaek Me," Prof. Ijike i lano. >li». J. S. Huah gave an •ting de-eripllou of a visit to tb entlary at Trenton, and thta b, ■Bed by a vocal «olo by Ml— uller. Another recttalkm Ba.

The real aurprlae of at enjoyment Baa the

e by 4ii». W. Jl

xmlng ol ruing ful "Hlddei

■mlB.” Nub what In tlie •

irw lar? came the tliouglit. An or--r Baa folluBcd by the receipt of a nd," cruller*; "Pressing Kugagerlit,"a date; "First Love," milk; Very Pale Ale.” lemonade; "Natural a-," smoked tongue: “tiruup of l»nda,” bologna 'aanaage; "Oriental piare," Japanese^ uapklua: "ThreeHeea," Host on baked besns; "SMeBalk Slippers," banana: “Old Maid's t'om■rt," tea; "Three-quartera of Earth," Too much credit cannot be given those b ho Bere In charge of the social. They Borked tlrelereiy, and they had their rruard In the |.leaautv enjoyed by those present. The eoinmillee Baa ipoeedof Mia* Mae Higbee, Mbis M'tlalllaid, Mia* Olive Le -

and J. M. Koaenbaum.

WHY WE SHIVERED

• in Philadelphia for

, 11. Hall and W. J. l.ci

eary year*. Taking a rapid aur ■ 'hrl-tianlty toa-eertalnyufietlie

ilatory of the t'hrl* alien out unto the toa|iel, the *|ieaker ■

e lar

M of old, t iiauda of <

Hov

i for

Not only ha* this been a rather ire b Inter throughout, but the mot at |mat *a* the coldest January even year* and the second cold January hi thirty-four years. During the month the mean temperature b a. :* degree*. The lo* ret mean temperature In the thirty-four year, ua* IH. recorded In lUtt. The aggregate deficiency in temperature during Hie montb waa 1*5 degrees. Although many botne thermometor* touched a louer point, yet the minimum reglateiwl during the mouth ou the official imlrumcDt ou top of the Poet Office bulldlug, Philadelphia, waa two . greva below xero. Thta waa reached the nflh, while the maximum, 58, b

registered on the iM.

The coMeat |*riod* »ere from the third to the Bfth and on theelglileeuth and n I net een Hi. b hen the mercury Baa (rum XI to 24 d«*rees below the nos

•( M. Appiewate- I January waa also a record mouth In A biaxe h- OiechlmueyoMliedouble' lhe m , Mtr of anowfall. there haviug house, 710 Plymouth Plaiw, occupied ||Mn | S , jnpi*, predpluted. Thl* la by the family of H. Lelluy Applegate. I utl[ ^ ^ Krw , lw i amount since 18*5. cauaed quite a little excitement In that 1 ^ luU | of ^ inches hi 1WB atlU remalndgbborbood about 4 o'clock on Tuea- u napprowclied. There * a*

, Instead of fevdlng tin

shertp, fed on the »Uee|.. How Ho uiaul-m became a Borld-poucr aiK bow It waxed fat and corrupt, and be came a curse to the world. How tin Keforaialioii rose In Uermauy, unde Luther. How the lire spread ti Sw luerland under /avlugle, to Frauei under Calvin, to Huglaud under Wy chltdc and Cranmer, lo Scotland uu der Knox. Then Home began thoa fearful pereeeutloiia till the cburcl that claimed to be the legitimate nui re—or of the Apostle Peter bream »or*e than the |nigan. In |iersecuUui their fellow-belnga. America became better known, and our hospitable

-bore, opened up their arm.

the* persecuted pilgrim* and Huguenot* and Quakers, and they founded tlie colonies which later grew Into Hi

United State, of America."

Kev. Mr. Hower was Invited t preach here next'Sunday, but. a« he had made arrangement- to tie at another diureh at llial time, he wa. unable to comply w ith the request. SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK

Igaaantvllle. wa.aut-mg the it-i If hi- re-on Monday. Mr*. H. r. Duffleld and hcii, JoWilliam Rich, of Atlautle fily. Wilting Davl-' pure |«lnt-, wa -llor here on Tuc-day. Seth L. Hand, of the Lynw. ■eiit a few days this week w tth i vesat Dennlsville and (io-heu. Rev. J. H. Met’loskey -|ient a ays thl* week with friends In PI

elphla, Tren

I K. H.

, of Ph

i. paid ,

lo Ocean <!lty a few day* ago

farter and daughti

dlliert Uorauu, the freight a the West J*wy A Seashore sti eriug from an attack of p

ACCEPTED OTHER CALL Saiiru* Jimf-lihlrt.

. j^ykxV-Tuv

AklA KAIUtOAO

be calied shortly ti lertan Church of Ocean cepted Hie pastorale of

Ilelivitlr, 111.

This announcement came as a surprise to the members of the cougregaHou here, to w hom be had preached on several occasions within the past few weeks. He had made a very favorable Impression, and the n gallon had practically decided calling him to Uie charge here B hen

the neBa was received about to go lo Hie Illlnota

The action of Ml

landing

His Imp

it tbece

"gre- - rt-j?. ux'a. m‘ d itctansma *ImWar ur-,1,! ;-*> S. an* UjL p. m , mmk dan. naa-

EIJ'HtA run ATLAS*225^ ^

. I*rt.

>cee|>ted the call to llllnoia. MASONIC BANQUET

Hie memhera of 0<-ean City Lodge. No. 1*1, F. and A. M.,- have about

■ompleted arrangement* for the elrliration ol tlie aerenth anulv

•f the lodge, to I e held on the evening if February 25. There will be a llteriry programme of an entertaining naure from al*>ut 8.80 o'clock until 9.80, 'ulloBed by a' banquet. The literary rxrrciae* will take place in the lodge mom, and the banquet will be held i Hie llrst floor of the Thom bulldlug,

the ■

' The banquet cornu of Win. lake, R. Hi

adjoining R. Howard

Mber Wui. Ranck.

vrer la chairman of the committee, and Allen HenII

■cly guide thed<—llnli

Conatable Carl-m had hlaanow-plow out early on Friday m—‘— —•

A eleared ol!'the pavements . _ it c ill iq,iV ol the city. It was a work that wa* 1 -' greatly appreciated by pedcetrlani ' hutcl- and palalial re-ldeucc- here, hut the cuntlmied fall of snow aooi. , i„. i. , i... 11 iin..I*-..,, made the walking bad again. Several vmi.ng uie Iioieia Hre me iiiinois-ou- . m ,|| t-.y, were given rl*- - Hie-.'Mraud, Swarthmore, Itlacayne plow by the good-natured

r and Rlehmond, all models of high- • claw vvorkmanahlp. and reflecting 1 more tlri*n ordinary credit upon the 1 de-lgner. Mr. Champloii. who, as a

' rcgl-lcred architect, made the dra»- ',uenUfoV'tbri"turkey‘<i’in • lug- for these hostclrle*. He build the given on Friday evening, F< r homes of Senator 1-ew Is M. Crease and The dinner la an annual affair, and la

II,.,„ ii

The members of the W.

met at the home of Mrs. Krick yesterday afternoon and made llual arrange-

of the Hoard of Freehoh

d fori

i Halo.

paclty of Director ior presMIug *r| of the hoard, it wa* hi* ambit aeeompll-h.jiilrjltK 111* term, of lice of a Freeholder, -..methiug tl d live long In the grateful menu

* building of the day lhta'year, vkntixki. and tlie llourae. He .also Hie dinner on

vbullt the Maybury.

The Mayor was married seven year*

days- Sunday.,tXIJ a. m.

-I.OVKAWCITT.Ia

Sea Bay Transportation Co,

le ftaat J.lws ' -’KAN . irv

S decided to k other evening.

Vour Kalale ■■ One* t

the slow-pay Olng, aatlafy

< iertrude M. Uarpetiter, i I'lg. Bure. Oet details free. No lm- ■ ■■'- aw.Ksssyv.ssuTsa nz eonechild-Mias Anna, city, N. J.

1 thl-

phta, a property <

Count. Association.

The annual report of the .Cape May County Sunday School Assoclallon for Hie year 1908 Is juta bring circulated. Helow will be found some atattatlcal facts of the schools having the largest race attriidauce and making the largest contributions for the support of

late and county work.

As was the case last year, the First M. K. Sunday School, of Ocean City, lead, this year In attendance as well in contributions, as ta abown by Hie

figure* which follow:

day afternoon. Fortunately,Abe lire wa. discovered In time and quietly extinguished, with no Mas, by the

The boose Is owned by Mr*. Catharine O. Beqpett, of Philadelphia. • Mr. Applegate was In Philadelphia, when the biaxe occurred, aud Mr*. Applegate acted very bravely durtug h. r trying irdeal Both ah* and mother •pak in w aim praise, ol promptness of the flreman, a* well »• tbc thoroughness of their work, done In sucS a gentlemanly manner.

Opawwtf o« Kgr-tld.

Little Walter MUner. *oo of Mr. and

to the snow precipltatJou a total of

Inches of rain.

e sun abone ctawrly ®n only day*, * hlle 19 day* were given over lo •loudy and partly cloudy weather. The wind blew from the northwest for the greater part of the lime, and It wa* from Ibis direction that It blew its mightiest, 88 mile* an bowr,

third day.

'Having about completed payment, on the lot upon which their chapel stands, the Kir** Presbyterian Church congregation W daalrou. of Malting the I work Of building a pretty and commo-

Mr*. A. P. MUner, of the " Ij^u.^diac* at no great distant day. who waa aholtn the eye by a playmate | ^ c hureh membereblp include* a few weeks ago, *a* brought hom * IHie rtcbwrt and moat Infloen.from the University -Hospital, Phlla- j I— j (tol , u ^ our city, aoddoobthaw delphla, nn Thursday evening |, uw, they teel Uiat the time I* ri|>e He ta now under the care ol Dr. fl. T-1 fw lb< ncv building they »l“ begin Abbott, and ia getting along very nk *' | work BUhavIm and soon baveabeau-

saJM W „ fa . pl*c- of worahlp.

-the optic that w as cut W'UI be done in about a i the University Hospital.

/ailing off In attendance, due partly, no doubt, to the large number of stormy Holiday, which prevail-

ed laat winter:

"irnulri*'‘oSaifcJti'

Vl£i w 1 ?-'''''' ''

Charles Schurch, w ho ha* been in Texas w ith a surveying corps of the GoTenimeut, ta vlsHing hi* |iare<it* in

thta city.

Mr. and Mr*. Joseph Schmitt, of Philadelphia, who *|*ul a few .lays in their cottage bere last week, have re-

turned home.

W. Scott Hand, cashier of the First National Batik, spent Saturday and Sunday with hi* mother at t'jpe May

Court House.

Mia* I-aura Kauffman, of PhltadrlMrs. Joseph W. Cox, has

returned home.

M ta* Kate Kltchta. of Phltadelphta, ta tatting tlie MUacs Lewi* aud Conard, d the Kalblu, onaCeutrel avenue, near Twelfth irtreet. Mrs. Sarah Culx'er, of Ahaecun, ha* 'turned home from a two weeks' tail to her stater, Miss Ann Cliamplmi. 1022 Wesley avenue. Loren, the young eon of Mr. and Mr*. Ralph Goff, who wa* 111 for abort time, has recovered. He w under the care of Dr. B. T. Abbott. Mre. R. B. SUte* returned to b borne lo thta city Saturday, after her stater, Mrs. Hannah E. French, at Palermo, w ho ta Councilman and Mr*. Harry HeadIcy left on Toe-day morning for Flot>here Ibey expect to keep away from tbc cold snap fur a brief iwrlod. Arthur Cheater, w ho ba* been employed In a big department store In Philadelphia for aumetlmr' past, h taking a vacation at the home of hi* parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Chester. Rev. B. H. Sanderlln. of Phlladdphta, wa* in Ocean City on bualnea* Monday. He wa* aconmpantad by Mrs. riaudelln. They moved their u their old home, w hlch wa» bougtHand will be occupied by Poet-

master Button.

i ui plished hi giving to the county the j urtly Improved mads of which we 11

in feci proud to*day.

During hi* term of office a- a Free- e older, the county road on Aabury t venue, from Bevenleeeith to Thirty- % fourth atreet, wa* built, a- v county road* from Cape M House to Cape May and from Rio I e to Holly Beach, but perha|>s | ■wnlng act of the Freehold) hi- administration a* presiding officer—and one that he point* to Ju*t pride—wa* the awarding of the ' contract for the turnpike, i which was recently begun. With tlie completion of thl-, Cape May County can boast of the hot road* In South

Jersey.

A* Mayor of the city for two year*, from 1901, his admhilatrwtluu w a-such a* to, so meet the approval of the I'cuple that last autumu lie was unanimously renominated and triumphantly re-elected, although op|*»ed by one of the strongest men could have been named by the Democratic party—Dr. N. i ard Burt. ayor tTiamplon was among the to take active Iwld w ben the que»of otabltalilng Hie New Jersey •hore Municipal l-eagm

This Space Reserved for the

£ £

WsiBigrea.

City and Dennis Township schools were the largest contributors, the former giving »1«.41, the tatter 116.89. The First Presbyterian school, of thta city, with an average attend, of fin, contributed $5.

for lilraaelf ou

on the eye-Ud of,

u not. aud thta; haia—Tba It-u*oi» Houmc,

o at furntabed, corner BUth street aad A*.

! bury avenue. Ocean City.-V ■>.

Fob taJge°dSta* w“p^ior, rooepriou jTTte work wlil b * S silting room, 2 kitchen* and Son.

avenue, below

rourteruw. -mxoe*. It WUI *-* *

■rtruetare.

round ba* been broken

PRETTY NOVELTY PARTY

Tbs Pxa Cccr Pbopbktv .

Bang.—The owner of two. dedrabta room

■ Ocean CKy cottage*, wel gtn«“

ph£‘* XP ™"

e by- Torbert A

The noveily party at the Idlewtid last evening drew a congenial gathering of aoc ety folk*, who whiled a tew hours In a very delightful style. Tire Idlewild is one of tb* prettiest l-laoa* In tbc city for an affair of thta kind, and tew'. If any, of tho*c leged toattead failed to tal|radvantage

B. R. Smith & Sons

Wall Paper, Shades. Pictures and Art Materials. Artistic Paper Hanging and

inside Varnishing a Specialty^ JPfo-HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING-^

IO-4M nnU lOSO -ASBURY AVHNUE.

City, N. J.

locatedMd iTprtmc condition, ’^11, lif-

two. Addreaa owner, P. O. I-ock Box 806, Ocean City, N-L . j

Fob Ha lx—Near tire Bay flout, ta -Aren Tenth aud Eleventh streeb several cheap lot* *011*61® for *umm< cottage.; r-MO per lot; one-half can r.

In on mortgage. Apply to

ABEL D. SCULL,

611 Central Avu.. Ocean CKy, N. J.

congratulate tire patroness upou tbe cunipltteaereiaf the arrangenrenU for the tborongh enjornrent had. Throe ' ladles were Mre. Heroert C. Ruxaard, Mtaa Helen L. Schurch and Ml** Ruby

This onranlxallon, of which Mr. Champion is lies— ircr, has for Iti object tbe general adancement of the luteresta of the oast cille* from A*bury Park to Ca|*

May.

Mayor < ham|>lon was born in Morridouu. thta State, ou February 24, 1865. He Is a sou of I-orciu Harriet Rain Chiunplon. I great grandfather was Nathaniel hampton, tire first 'of the name b seek a home In tbta county. yoong man, he visited bis up cle. Hid eon R. Stiles, who w a-engaged milling bualneaa near CbcaapeakeCIty, Md., aud, acquiring a liking for this branch of trade, a* well athat section of tire conptry, hr linally learn It. He remained at this oocU|M>liou for a year, at the end of which time the future Mayor of Uceau City waa compelled to rellu-qui-h It Iwcauae of a severe attack of malarial fever, and also becausethe dust in tlie mill endangered hi* health. When be ea at, Rio Grande, almost resembled a skeleton, so badly regain Idhealth, be deckled lo go to farming, did. running a place on shares. I-aler, be rented a farm and this work heavily tor a ipie of years, durtug which time gained lire enviable reputation of having one of tire best dairy and truck farms in Ca|« May County. Disposing of hta |iroperty brotber, Mr. Champion went to Five-Mlle-Bcacb, then in ita infancy, be learned the trad* of a carpenter w ith Hancf * Boffe. Completing hta lime with this Arm, with bad thoroughly learned the frame--ork portion of the trade, he wi amden to become familiar wit brickwork branch of the bui Mr. Champion remained In Ca working at hta trade and completing a course of studies iu

$400 CASH-

buy a New Fourteen-room House, lu lire beta location,directly iu front. Bay window on ocean aide, porch on three rid--lory balcony; It la beautifully papered, every door and window I* all window* and electric lights In every room, with chandelier* and •hade* complete. Thta house has every known com offer will be refused because It has to be Bold quick. Call on

to you.

HARRY HEADLEY NINTH STREET, NEXT TO FIRE HOUSE

Subscribe for Ure Scsnstb.

FARM FOR SALE GREAT OPPORTUNITY

a woodland; 14-room ad house Just

it of peach, plum and apple Ju-t ae op tbe coming spring. Only *3.51

• of ■trawberrtaa,

k from bourn. Mmt/ to told.

Inquire of ■MASSEY & EDWARDS

WONDERFUL COVERING CAPACITY!

TIE H. B. Dim COIPilT,

RA S. CHAMPION Alderney Dairies Guaranteed Strictly Pm* AILK AND Ice Cream

Tth St. and Mary Ayr.

First National Bank or Ocean City, N. J. CAPITAL UMN. SURPLUS SIMM

ROBERT FISHER Real Estate BOURSE BUILDING Eighth St. and Asbury Ave., OCEAN CITY Do you want * Cottage or HotelT Have yon anything fcrrentT Do you wish to buy, or bar* you anything to aailT Let m* know—I'LL DO.THE REST. Catalogs on application.

Beautiful Cottage Sites... High Ground. Ltd* Graded. Street* and Sidewall Many new buildings already erected. Plot lying betw avenue and tbe Oetan, and Fifth and North areata. Apply to any real estate age

Ocean City Land Company

a* a agar K. T. CO XL

H. A, W. SMITH k tMI - Hut ■{ - MS Aabury Arena* OCEAN CITY. N. J.

OCEAN CITY BAKERY (HuMowor to F. X. Sekaefeq BREAD, FANCY CAKES Md PIES GEORGE S. BICKEL,

SUMCKMX roh THk SENTINEL.