OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXI11

OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1904.

NO. 51

OceanCity Sentinel *’*•*?«»•"•“»•

w...„ ., L,AW OFFICES

c,jv. ^ ^Schuyler C. Woodhull, t->

ITKIJI AMD COT-rAIJMI.

H0T6L

R CURTIS ROBINSON

MORGAN HAND,

ATTORNEY and

COUNSELLOR AT LAW,

Dise/iYRe...

Ocean Ave.

Hi Kilt lull ami NliUli Slr.il-

I Night Ca.ll i t At the Ferry ;

♦ Br ci Z C, n ., rtf u. ♦MB#—**

CITY DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICIALS

K.'Mmnk.T In.S-or.J.r.

JONATHAN HAND, C'ounHellor-

J-JARKISON H. VOORHKES CJounHellor-nt - I^aw,

SECRET SOCIETIES.

!na 'H '.T'S'Jm

CHURCH SERVICES. Fink M. K. CUoren. corerr «enin.l ami« Klghtli alme Her. ■■e^uluftuu Utnou ^Hornlac —rvio*. iu.ai. rvraloi -rrMr,,;.., frayrr mmin*. WedomUy rjenlnc, 7.4i MiQltoir _»eauul. 1AJ. H*ra » Ad.n..

rim riaalortarlaaCtHU^.' pTm, r ‘ mmiii*.' W. Ins *1 * o'clock. KuncU>

the am *ua«*r of lb. mouili lb. i oiomm loo ~rnc *UI follow mornln« |«j»f ‘VSncn, tVxnmlU—Tbn. Bcnnc,,. . II! OoRtaion. olurr K. l oin. i.rnrml F- V Ai^bni^'n^nuc! bM.c.u' tlilrlcculli rourbMnib -t- iWv I'.llwrJ. B. Menoak. (nonlbf Ui'lrib.oSnj of lb. u.onibil lUSand Dorosby, AJu and loAfcjw|wrtl«.ly | Y!nloO|T» | w^.cW lupll‘ | VYiatca. lUafn^iodTo.' m?*mind«y-cbop? * p-1 *n- ' ’> CHURCH SOCIETIES. nr* U .«»clMy iLlt?* 'ig nr-i SSlnes'v.sism.xs^i

LAW OFFICES Apgar & Boswell,

id EIUUXM HTRKET

LAW OFFICES Godfrey & Godfrey, • «nJ Law BaUeia* 1 ** 1 KaUU ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. JAMES M. E. HILDRETH Counsdlor-at-I-aw <iflleo—No.^IWbwwn^atrwK^ ^

B # T. ABBOTT, M. D., I'hyaldBB aud NarfeoB, OFFICE-C«nir Cutnl ud EI(tiU Slml ice Mouaa { ^ m' •p # C. HUTCHINSON. M. D. IlomoeopnthiBt. No. 834 Ocean Avenue.

fL HOWARD BURT, M. D. 809 Wesley Avenue. j)R. E. MILLER, I’b)alelBB and Nurgeon Tl. CENTRAL AVENUE N|*.lallal In 1111 " ' JJK. CHARLES B. RIDER Dentist p* 759 Asbur>- Avenue

OPEN ALL THE YEAR

THE IMPERIAL

HOTEL ATGLEN «««** WIBTH AWP eaWTHAL ^va. OCEAN CITY, N. J. *.»iji>P"^aj. B. C. OOKP. THE EMMETT

GARW r OOD HOUSE,

OCEAN CITY. Naw Jaraay.

THE SWARTHMORE

THE KATHLU

THE IDLE WILD flMIKLYK TKKKACK, NEAR NINTH g^vibjKSJ.'^SrS.kl OCEAN CITY HOOSE

^ .-.IN CENTER^OF CITY.-^

AMERICA’S CHURCHES.

AN IMPORTANT BILL

I il.-L-ror of .kill

“Poor old dadr* »l pity to wake him. ie old boat'a a loai

dad"

Rhe went to Ob the nuiD'a

But It

d a moimiu. t “O h, dad I" all ier kneea. with he tad. The f.

THE LYNWOOD ANtiLKHKA. NtiW JKBai: Dl1 'l»po?! i ^H.r , ^d 1 l^^KWkIns F7.rm.rlj of llw l.j DaiaKl. Ibwan It

-. tloaled lu through tl «> and fell ii|mii the gl The ferrym* 11 would u< ’ the I mmi I over the rive hie lonellneM which car ie thought all.! rati pi

“Hallooebboo! Ilal-ldo ebbool

came again

But thin time It brought a mlti eomfort to the ear of the girl; tt lle.nl a lUUo of the luuelluoaa. A den thought came to Mat'll mlial. fche roac and ntaggeml to the doori Inflating her lunga. throwing out chin nud tiptoeing with the effort, called out through the night: “Hal hareh bal-loonb boor It thrlUnl through the hlaeknea the aky. every tremor of It tx-arlng the aufferiug of her hreuat. Mat wauled the eompaulouabip of a living human being through this determined to take

Ivor for

. 8bc I

COAL COAL

COAL

COAL COAL Bur yum O—l Bu™ llie SHOEMAKER LUMBER CO. TWELFTH .HT. AND WEST AVE. A. you are ml way. aure of getting 2240 |»uuda to llie ton CINERARIAS In bud and Miami PARIS DAISIES white and yellow FUNERAL DESIGNS TROMAS i. THORN FLORIST 1124 Central «vBEADLBY dfc A1»A*» Reading Coal

G. THOMAS, No.108 Market St. PHILADELPHIA, FiD8 Family Groceries.

e door

The Bath room <-

BRICKLAYER and PLASTERER

AU work id promptly at •400 Brighton FMace OCEAN CITY. N. J. . .BBU. TNUEt-MOW.:' »■ *■ HAND BROS Mouse and -s- si$n Painters M4 CENTRAL AVENUE

before In the daytime, and fear the trial at night “Dad." 1 he murmured, kneeling again by the bedaMe. "you will forgtv; »r leavin' you—you’ll forgive rn'i In heaven, I know, fur leavin' you thl little while, but I am ao lonely.’' She preoaed her Up. to the clammy brow and went out. doaing tl behind her. Down the rugged with nothing to guide her footatepa. abe made her way. She knew the big • here the boat path led off fr the main road to the landing place edge of the water, and abe kts every Inch of the path, which waa 11 Mth the nnbnAen darkneaa of erything. The roar of the river gi louder aa ahe approached until ■uld hear the wave, lapping the .1 ' the boat at her feet. "Hal loo-eh boor Mat called aoftly.

ad "Waitin' ’’ ter the water.

Mat aboved off In the long bateau and carried It with all her might again at the current of the at ream. “Hal kKxh-boor- abe called a When near the oppoalte aliore. and the

QHARLES L. HOFMANN RCGISTCRCD ARCHITECT

Money for Mortgages..

rfhjwrejywjmk j jqRDAN MATHEWS

j r. KOor. m*. a-

a Tire*. * wll,rr OeBATtb m .Oreaii ftty. N. J. ^

I- where the plumbere' work maki the preltleat abowlng. It I. alao the place where you can a pend many of your good round dollar*. Wc can make you a bathroom tit for a • : : IT WILL BE : a* elaborate aa “you have a mind The plumbing will be of the Military kind. Hot we can aud will mm you many and uaelew expenae. If Me do the work. Better let ua figure on tbe >ob now. It’ll be aummer pretty

JOHN R. GROVES

649 Asbury Avenue

Ocean City, N. J.

making the landing aafe. But when the keel touched the ■ Mat’a atrunx arm. gave way under ■train they bad had to unataln. “Get In. ■!ranger," ahe aald; "but I lUft real before we go. It la day. Inoc I brought tbe boat over.” “Give me the blade. Ill take her back myaelf.“ aald tbe man. "I Utile on. but I can tell by yer .e’re a woman. I knew It the moment I beard yer anawer from I he aide. But when''* tbe ferryman that ye'rv eeoi to bring

crorer

Tbe atranger had pulled tbe boat In > the atrealu. but It waa some time Imjrv Mat answered his uueatlon. waa sitting In the stern end of the' boat, with her chin on Ikt h shedding allent trara *Tbe ferryman- the ferryman.’ tammered at laat. “ta deadr “Hlpre wbenT” “Tonight.” “An’ ye’re alone?" “H’m! When ye answered n>

1 rmvr Aaectuhlyman fharleaK. MrDunald, iTlnga () f y| OH | nou tt, c, mu ty t haa Introduced mpa'hy „ lc fun,,,),,, bill, w hh-h I* of Interet greater lo our well a- thu«e of other , o ntlala. , lf y,, ntate: ld " l ' rt An Act relating to the office of chosen t Mod- freeholder lu -the -everal ward- of niraUuu representation wblrh -u.-li cities

. Jersey :

day hun |. In eacli elty In thla State caiitain•rcl ^rey 1 log less than twelve thopMnd Ibhahi- ■ ovcr«M>-'i taut, the office of chosen freeholder In 1 of tlicac cacL of the w ards of such city shall I*, tlie short ,“l' d Die -aineds hereby abolished; anu

Tiereafler tiler- * —

e elected to re|>-

niddcnly drew tight Hi

.. sovu c. ...... o« _ i"’ 1 "* »h<»

...... - ..s-en free holders!-large, who alrell ‘PPhr^ma u o»^ I ..Illy B -light difference In creed, the i hold office for the term of two year-; IT*' Bro ^ tls-ni' |ui|«t wall of mime technicality | lirovkded, that the chosen freeholder; nri rtmaaslphia. pa, of l-'ll.f Half starred, drugging out jeach of the wards of such 8ty In ol o t-niMT I'Oiaa'OBT, micaa,i mine to tight - nlH™ *t tbe time of the tiaasage of ; .

!, ,'| .. j this act shall continue to Imld bta aai.l; ! large mortgage win. a small congraga-1 0 nj ce a nt|| twelveO'doek noon of the . . lion nisi a small contribution ho*, there Friday after tbe first local or » i. little spiritual fervor. By com bins j ,.|uirter election held tn such city after ' lion, by coupcratlon, by tolerance, by the passage of this act, at which elec-! . • the mutual surrender nf uonesaeutlala thin there shall be elected tbe member { 0| I I and n strong, vital concentration and 1 »« large to represent such city U|*in lo ' 1 unity oil the great fundamental real- i l,ie ls*rd of chosen freeholders of the I 1 IM— „r ■•hp.stisniiv ii.elr auiriiuaT county In which such Hty shall be J ' 11 ' nr, - ,,,,n,, T «‘' wr si’" 11 "'1 .it.i.i. •a^^rortted^ thla act^ w*-- *

veloualy h

and I«>ss

eaa.il.

il when I left.

lug. I Fad ac rl akin, w

11 misunderstand

strongest bridge?

r sturdy. Ill

u' I got IL”

Joe unfolded a

done It. but I guess«il ■ ic chap bad skipped out. 1 follow him all over the 1 s confession from him.

-. and Mat read

for tl..: s ed In bol

iter religious trust predictrit—the millennium.—From ower of Truth.'' by William Jordan. Fubllsbed by Bren-

scribed by law a ad assume the duties of his said office at twelve o'clock

ie the place or noon of the first Friday succeeding his

f have a doxen election.

a stream If: All arts and parts of arts, geoeraT or from three or| apretal, Inconalateiit herewith be aud

even a almtle 1

" ately.

After being Introduced aud read, bill was referred to the Committee Municipal Corporations.

The world nerds st which wilt unite 1 a single body of

t shall teke effect Immedl-

■I lirllum’s discovery |>i

Edgar Allan I’oe to have be. "But It senna I got here loo late prophet. The application of sulphuric flth IL MaL” arid to the mineral clevrite causes be Jm- suek.il his pipe slowly. Uum to form, and helium la lighter "But It wnrii’t nlKiut that I wanted than hydrogen. » talk particularly. MaL” he went on I’oe. In his story of "liana Ffaal." t length. "I reckon dad never did tell deacritxa Just such a metal aa helium, e anything about yeraelf?” 1’faal. It will he remembered, la mak “No. Why. Joe?” Mat sought till lug a new kind of balloon secretly, nxe. 1 This la the paaaage wherein the propb"Never told ye that ye warn'l his ' ecy of helium's discovery appear*; rsh an' blood <Jatighter?" | “I then took opportunities of convey"What are ye lelllu' me. JoeT' Mat lag by night to a retired situation east rus bolding her breath. 1 of Rotterdam fire Iron tmnnd casks, tn "Jest the truth. MaL Your father an' rontaln al«ut fifty gallons each, and mother were killed In o tornado, an' one of the larger *l*e; six tul-e*. three dad found you. without a acrutch. In a ' Inches lu diameter, properly ahaped. lystack a hundred yards from tbe and ten feet In length; n quantity of a use. An' somehow I knowed after I particular metallic substance, which I left dad would never let on ye warn'! shall not name, and a doaeu demijohns la flesh an’ bone." j of a very common arid. Tbe gas to Silence for some time. ! lie formed from these latter material! "But I'm glad It's that way now.; la a gas never yet generated by Mat. for I- I been tblnklu' that If ye'd other person than myself. I can only venture -to say Hint Ibis Is a const!tu goto' different ways through thla old eot of asote. so long considered treeI duclble. and that Its density Is about nod kin.' 87.4 times leu than that of hydrogen.

HEARS FROM A FRIEND City Collector Corson Written to City Collector Nicholas Corson has received a letter from Enoch James, a native of Petersburg, aud well-known In this section, who has been In Aslc land, 111., for many years, from w hleb

the following Is an extract:

Dear Friend:—Y'ou will doubtless be surprised to find your old friend on hand and able to do 'a good share of

ep, etc.—without a par-

ticle of

!«rpi

1 risen 1

without glasses

thty-fourth year. Well, I am at myaelf. 1 am called upon buildings occasionally, which ‘ the greatest * '*

" Hu

Scringap were rei thickly qmrtera susplcloi were are Baird, tc that the on I list el The gt

ward, tk north a proachln cured a a flretly lsfi.il tb tunatriy march. J

e fall of oua Incl-

di ft

It la '

when pure with a greenish flame la instantaneously fatal to animal I —Philadelphia Itecord.

and

M. Farrar. 8L John

through Ttcamg,. Hnxton. sou of tbe late dreu ■* iterbury. says tbe London Ex-

collected

u by imitiy workingmen for n-

* Hu

Generali First.—Because of their

ittnehed. j sumlny being Hie only day when many

narehtng 0 ( l | M . ni their children awi Rccowl —Because they often have nc

aasectlng gundsy clot lies (Mem.-l bare often bL while conaidered tbe fashion of Sunday

; In tbe clothes a device of tbe devil.)

rertalued 1 nurt .Ihi-ause there la ao little wel ie south- con,, extended to tbe stranger entering

ding doe cburch .

nent np- Fourth.-Because sennous so seld

I touch on the subjects men are most

att. pro- termed In.

. putting Fifth. - Bee*use Sunday ta the O'.. . sdlly sat- for rc-reatlon and aorial Inter

*•*- Tor | course.

medy tbe sixth.- Because they are tea* 1 line gf j they go by their co turn das. st In ft* | Seventh.—Becanaa they have to Ih In the a t borne to mind bouse sod cblkll

rlT- j the wife goes.

Eighth.—Because Hiey had loo

. 1 of H as children.

unwhlrb j Nlnlh.—Because they Wve tbe things • e j ban the things

d la g

brought a aadneaa lo who was the ferryman?"

“Alie Wetleeley. my father." "IFm. h'mr muttered the ms a after aeveral minutes' silence And Mai toew that the oar bad ceased to move

e heart.

made by the strong arms of the atreu for carried the nose of ll{e bateau out upon tbs sand of the ahorw. -iJDded- Mid the man. And Mat

"hart the way.” be added, aa the girl brushed past him on the sand. "E'U try U> follow." Mat turned along the path, and the rtranger kept close behind her. “HTm. h'mT be muttered again presently. and the tone of tt brought fresh tear* Is Mat's was.

This Is I the dill moontui which h way. wl a few ol coast sli

argaret." 1 In Scotre was a to worn land, lint There- ' this *-nswhteh la

e in tbe re letters nplre for

vldedr Hied th, ■ rta. dla

risco has a real Chines.a church choir, compleli ts. and composed vf youm ca lists, who are unom

and children.

It was lu 18S0 that a Chlneae branch of the I’resl.ytrrian church was formed In Ban Francisco. It was found tremcly hard to bring the men women together for worship. There was a religious and aorta! chasm that the men ahruuk from crooning, coon-salens were made, and tbe wotucc were allowed to worship behind urreena and rortalus. Prejudice* lost aa time wars on. aad tn l¥7o curtains and screens tiegun lo be ered and Qbally to disappear. But Hemen kept 10 one aide of tbe church and the women to the other. Bnt the choir marks one of jtbe most poalttvc

yoong *

for in lt\_ nen stand Wide by aide and Veetly. rhythmlc-

hy mns gf

I* the KJarlc Sofa—Bear what happened to Pallor Lamp last night? Pis no Stool—No; what waa tt?

• entertaining and got put 0

C Advertise In tbe rigxnXKU

such pleasure to "have theui

pal' me so liberally aud lo give such natlsfactlon. We have had a long, oold winter and now It Is rather disagreeable to work ouL 1 am improving every good day by setting out small fruit—currents, gooseberries etc. 1 now have one acre In currents and gooseberries, which will ylald tltiuo a year » hen they get ay Mr or two older, aud. If they prove to be profitable, I have plenty of ground near the depot, !•-„ OB I can soon fill It If my health la «■-

oared.

Now fora change. Of all the pleasore resorts, Oomii City 1* my choice. The view acrorw the bay Is grand, aud Sotnera' Point must be a beautiful live In. Ifl ever visit CapMMay _—. I wautto see that plaoe. There Is one thing I want to nnce upon yon and all good citlaena, via., keep on. the mloons. They are a curse lo tbe nation, aa In any place where they gel ~ foothold they control tbe elcctloni e have them here. It la '

will be noticed by tbe oonlent* of the letter, Mr. James Is In vlg. health for a man of hla yean. He writes a good, firm band. Mr. James lias a number of relatival tn this county. His wife la alaoanatlveof thla county, but left for tbe West when a young girl.

aUlngtoa to Lea A Ogatas sad A

OFFICERS ELECTED

At the annual meeting of the stockholders of tbe Avalon Improvement " impauy, at Avalon, on March 17th, John M. Canfield waa elected President, Gilbert S. .smith, Vice-President, and Frederick P. Canfield, Secretary and Treasurer. Avalon la having quite a boom this ■pring. Several blocks of streets i be graded and graveled, modern sidewalks are to be Uld wherever they have not already been put down, aud o be built.

Tbe Pennsylvania 1 Uiree-day prniunally-oonductad tour to Washington wUlkaJu Rear York, Treubiu, and PhlladelphU March £ Itouud-trip rslas—only dlfffcreoea being In the hotel selcriol In WmMm-tou-are HKk&U or IU from Trunaan^i* or fll.&O from PhlladelphU. aad proiwrtlonate rates from other points. Tickets cover railroad transporatloa for the round trip and hotel accotumodatlona. A a|«cUI aids Ids to ML Vernon may also be UWen. All good for ten days, with special holal !»*•• at expiration of JMj*tl a—■■>. For Uloerarles and full iofurasUoa au|dy to ticket agenu, or Oeo. W. Itoyd, General P*>»engrr Agent,Broad Street Station, PhlladelphU, Pa.