OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXVII.

OCEAN CITY, N. J.. THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1900.

NO. 0

OceanCity Sentinel

OGKAIM CITV. N- O. -ByR. CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor Si.oo Per Year. Strictly in Advance

JflORGAN HAND,

ATTORNEY and

COUNSELLOR AT LAW. He (if.in. I hum Ouiaao«*iu«'.r. Solar, Public. JONATHAN HAND, OounMttllor-at> I..aw, Boliortor. Maatar la (ttaaMy. Nocary Public. CAPE MAY OOUKT HOUSE, N. J.

LAtog in.lancp Talapbooe.

ARRISON H. VOORHKES CoixnMellor - nl - l^a.w.

T. ABBOTT, M. D., Pbyalrlan and Kurgron, OFFICE—C*mr Colnl u< EI|kU SlretL

J. C. HUTCHINSON. M. D.

IloznoeopathiMt.

No. H-44 Ocean \venue.

ocean city, i

fj, HOW/fRD BURT, M. D. §09 Wesley Avenue

j N. GRISCOM, M. D. | * 718 CENTRAL AVENUE,

WadMOaya and rbrnirdiy.??'afui

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LAW jOFFICES ar & Boswell,

AHBUHY AVgSDKj^lUUHYu HTKKK

LAW OFFICES

Godfrey & Godfrey,

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.

JAMES M. E. HILDRETH

Counsellor-at-Law .J

LAW OFFICES OF Herbert R. Voorhees, dajl; Tuaada,Vud Tbura iay KTenluaa dur Ibg^Wloiar. AIUb1| No ^

QR. CHARLES B. RIDER »• I>enlia*t>« 809 Central Avenue

gALPH La GOFF, CIVIL ENGINEER.

SURVEYOR.

CONVEYANCER

HARRY H. RICE, REGISTERED ARCHITECT

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0-4B Muclclon Av«., ColllriBawuoci, - - • N. J.

KUSH IOVEBTISING IGENCT

j CONTRACT FOR HIGH SCHOOL AWARDED JOS. STEELMAN iThe Builder's Figures for the Proposed Work Are $35,010—Mr. Steelman is Given Present Frame Building for the

Sum of $500.

At tlir regular meetiiiK of the Hoard j Ou motion of J. W. lav, HerfrUry |of Eduoalloii, AiiTuF-da- eveoiuK, Itobliiaon «aa luatrurtcd to notify Mr.. jjoaepb Hltvltnan »aa anarded I hr Htcvlnian of tbr action of tbe Hoard of conliart for thr rrrctiun of the new Education, w litrti wa» unanlmou*. IIIrIi School trulldlnK lu till* city. The accretary'a re|ioil on approprla-

BOTH SIDES BOARD OF TRADE LONGS SCORED BY COURT FOR "THE CITY BEAUTIEUL”

Much of Testimony in Wheaton Will Case Irrelevant, Judges Say. KollonluK la the opinion, lu full, of I he Naw Jerary Court of Errora aud Appeal, lu the Wheaton will caae wh eh, a. recently atalad In the Hkktikei., uaa agaluat the rrtdow:

Requests President Edwards to Select a Committee of Twenty Women to Assist In the Work of Making This Resort Additionally Attractive.

beautiful

tTUHraiCEiSLllILKCOBPtin Pnrnnn Mountain Ice Pan UdtfMi Hut ui Ctna

George W. Ernst GENERAL HAULING Automobile tiaraRe. Whole-ale Hulter, Err., Lard, t'heede and Poultry. Healdence, 650 A.hury avenue. OttlM. Ilk Strati tot fator) tad fttt tonn

CLEARANCE SALE

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DESIRABLE FOOTWEAR Our stock is too large, and must be reduced to make ' room for our New Summer Styles, which are arriving daily. RELIABLE SHOES AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES Men’s.Sboes and Oxfords, welted soles, regular values, $4, $3.50 and $3, your choice $2.40 per pair. Women’s Siloes and Ix>w Cuts,*welted and single soles, regular prices, $3-5£Jr'#3 and 52.50, your choide^Tpo per pair. —BEST SELECTIONS FOR EARLY BUYERS—

The addition, to and deduction, from the orlRlual plan, make the contract price *35,010 The preent wbool buildluR, Kith the exception of a number uf It. couleula, waa Mild to Jo..

Steelman for *500.

The acbool buildluR wa. ofl’ered at public Nile ou Tueaday anemoou, but - iliere were no bid. offered. In Id. aRreement to build tbe achool, Mr. Hleelmau offered *5U0 fur tb^/prewut

I frame atructure

lion, .bowed an unexpected balance of *6124.18 In addition to tbe bond li*ue of *38,000 and premium tbemui. Tbe to(a! appni)>Bat!on for the pro po-od acbool buildluR I. H8.UUU. StateSupertniendent Haxter recently advlued the Hoard of Education t with a ^afttcleul appropriation baud, the work of buildluR the a .cbool can Le .tarted Immediately tbe end of tbe prewnt acbool term.

Iclament of Plilllp M j W lira Ion derra-ed <•11 Ap|ieal from I'rengative Court. Kor Uie Appellant. ileorRe H I’lerre and E. ii C Bleakly. Kor Ihe Itoapoudeul, J»ae|ih H. •ia.klil and Samuel W. Krldon

I'KK CVRIAH.

Thla t. an appeal from a drerr, of ] tlie PreroRatlveCourt, which afftrmed a decree uf the Orphans' Court of tbe CouMy of Cape May, admltftiiR to probate the will of Philip M. Wheaton, deceamd. The appellant la the wife of Hie decedent She filed a caveat attain.! tbe admlaaloii of hi. will to probate, upon the Rmund that be waa mentally Incapable of maklnR a teata meutary dlapoaltloii of hla property. We do not deem It nereaaary to add anything, by way/if dl«eu«»lon of the evidence, to what baa been Maid by the Ordinary In hla opIutoQ flled In tbe PreroRatlve Court. W e fully concur

WANT FAIR DEAL FROM ‘‘kNNSY’

MAHAN SHOE CO. 756 Asbury Ave., Ocean City, IN. J.

Early Ace to

j NOT CHEAPEST, Bill LEAST •EXPENSIVE ; —00.— PLUMBING, HEATING, ROOFING S. 13. OOiNVISW 652 and 654 Asbury Ave., - Ocean City, N. J.

CITY DIRECTORY.

CITY OFFICIALS

oTcouni

MODERN PLUMBING AND HEATING ALLOWAY M. SMITH & CO. ^ * Successors to I*. A. W. Smith) LSfc 811 ASBURY AVENUE, - OCEAN CITY, N. J.

TELEPHONE. H3 Y.

DAVID MUIR, JR. Tin, • Slate-ami-siae

405 Wesley Imm, - Ocean City, N. J. Repairs of every description for allitnakea of Furnaces and'Ranges. Repairing done promptly. Smoky chimneys ‘ or no charge Shop lu rear.

Style in Plumbing ork expertly TIoite. pipes properly arranged and all parts neatly and artistically finished. This is PLUMBINGthat even a poet can sinj^jf. Reran* solid comfort, sanitation and long life ■ to the work. We're proud to say that we do that style plumbing, in new and repair work. Give us a trial. j

JOHN R.’tkROVES, 649 Ambury Ave - - Ocean City, N. J.

Trade Board

and Good S This Rest

The Pennsylvania Railroad, last »ca«on, pal on additional tralua beta ecu Philadelphia -and this resort early In the season The Board of Tradr has beard that the cMnpauy does not Intend thla year to give Ocean 11 Tty a summer season schedule until about July 4tb. aud the Hoard of Trade member, do not like this. Tbe report was made by, Harry F. Stanton at tbe meeting of the Board of Trade on Thursday night. Mr Stanton's understanding of tbe matter was that no additional trains would be given either thla city or See Isle lily until July unleas there la a protest There will be a protest—a vigorous On motion of Mr. Stanton, tbe secretary waa Instructed to write to the Sea Isle Board of Trade, advising the member* thereof of the ••Peunay'a” reported luteuttou, and notifying them that tbe Ocean City Hoard ^f Trade will enter objection, to this re-ort getting e deal of this sort. Ou motlou of A. J. Smith, Mrmrs. Stanton, J.U. Champion and IVesac were appointed a .pedal committee to wait on the Pennsylvania Railroad official, and Rive them to understand that tbe railroad nfuat hot lake any ateps backward lb relation to Ocean

nty.

HAD LIVELY TIME It a I ml- May Ion CVI r braird Ann), acraary In Great Bole. The members of Kalmla Hayloft, No. £301, and 1 heir friend, won't forget for many moons to come the grand time they bad ou the occasion of the celebration of tbe fourth anniversary of tbe lodge. There was a large crowd present An address of welcome was made by Luther IT Wallace and then the amemblage sang “My Country,'TIs of Thee." The program Included phonograph selection., reading by Mrs. I). S. Sampson, vocal solo and duet by Mrs. Geo. Culver aud Mr*. M. T. Rush, tbe former singing tl e solo, banjo selections by Ueo. Hawkins and a duet by Mrs. Ltxate Hill and Mrs. Rush. There were a number of visitors from Mlneota Hayloft, No. &Bj, Atlantic City. Of these. Thomas Ford sang “Hominy Corn" and “Little Pigs," end Fred. Hhledennan made a big bit with bb songs and witty sayings Speeches were made by Paul Jones, chief of the visitors’ hayloft,Comrades Ouun, Hoo ker and Kandolpb Roblpson £ All voted tbe refreshment, “the finest ever." Tbe Refreshment Committee was made up of Mark l.ake, Councllmau O. 8. Sampson aud L. L. Wallace. Entertainment Committee —Justice Rush, Harold Hand aud Hugh Cunulugham

r Please dou’t Jump up In atTrighl, or a burry, whan you bear tbe Ure bell tolling tills evening. Tbe chances are that ibe alarm will be caused by Eire Chief Rash, who Intends testing a couple of the fire-alarm boxea this

s. LAID TO REST.

Active Church Worker Had Been Seriously 111 But a Few Days. Death bar again visited Ocean City. Tbl. time, Mr. Lucretla 8. Ruaaell, wife of Samuel Huasell, wa. aummoi ed to her reward. Mr*. Humeir. death, due to pleuropneumonia, wa. sudden, although .be had been In III health during tbe pas two mouth., and had been ailing fur 1 year. She died at live minutes of II o'clock on Friday night, having been taken seriously III on the Sunday before, end being then compelled to gu to bed. Mrs. Huwell was boro In Burlington County, aud was 66 year. old. She was tbe daughter of Daniel H. and Ablgal H. Sheppard. She wa. married to Samuel Ruaaell 47 year. ago. There were no children. lib Mr. Ruaaell, .be Joined the Commerce Street M. E. Church, Bridgeton, soon after tlMjlr marriage, and during ell those year* she waa an e worker In the church. For mauy years of her long life she waa an truest Sabbath school teacher, and lu this line of duly she look au especial delight. Mrs. Kumell had been long Ideutllied altb the Ladles'Aid Society of the First M. E. Oburch, of thla city, aud tbe Woman'. Christian Temperance Union had no more hard-work-lug or consistent member. At the time of her death .he was connected with the W. C. T. I'.’» flower mission work. Kind-hearted and alert In the MiBter'. vineyard, Mr. Itusaell will be sadly mlsml by ell who know her best and loved ber for her many One Sen-Ices, lu charge of I lie member, of the W. C. T. 17. and tbe l^dlaa' Aid Society, were held at the bouse 011 Monday evening Mrs. Brick and Mrs K. W. (Sandy agDke, and prayer wa. offered by Mr*. H. H. Hodlne. There wa. a large outpouring of the friends of the deceased. Tbwbody wa. taken to Bridgeton on Tueaday morning; WeK’aerxJfea were held In tbe Commerce HtrseKM. K. Church, itevs. 8 W. Lake, PeuulngCoraou end Dr. J v\ ard Gamble spoke, and prayer was ottered by Rev. Dr. Hewitt. The Interment waa Overlook Cemetery. Tbe body repowd in a black cloth casket, with oxydlxed trimming, aud blanket. Tbe ground box wa chestnut Mark Lake had charge of the funeral. ere were a number of handsome floral emblems. Among tbeae wi wreath from tbe ladles' Aid Society and a slataf of wheat from the V T. U.

OCEAN CITY. He*Idea, your fespooaiblllty a. a n estate owner make, you a dealral citizen. Think It over, then call on HARRY HEADLEY, Real Estate Operator, Ninth a: Asbury avenue, next to Are boo who will show you the very U way aud some of tbe greatest ta gains to be found here on tbe eaali terms. Phone ooouecUon.

The Hoard of Trade w Every vMtoy know, iha

coast. ThN Is freely admitted Hut the Hoard «4 Trade deslm to go a step farther. Now, tbe ihiafcl of Trade ha- bean crltMivri at odd timetor Hie things It hem'I done, but there ran be nu crilletsm of Its actbiu In deriding lu get tbe wive* of the member* of Ihe board Interested It; plena to beautify the city. It wa. Councilman Harry Headley's Idea, and aa soon a. the other member. Iieerd It, they began “rooting” for It at once “A balf-deoen,women could accompllJh more toward beautifying Ihcrlty than all of us,” quoth Mr. Headtoy. "baeauae they'd slay at It." Mr HaauHsy la a married man Per elsteucy. thy name la woman. Councilman Headley called alien, thin to tbe unsightly spm below Ninth street, between Ibe two railroad 00m-

Presldent Edward., wl

With the .peaker'. Idea, waa of tbe opinion that the ground spokaaetfto

owned by Mr. Hayday.

Mr. Headley toUd It was M4. U ha-

long, to the railroad. Uram coaid ha •owed and flower beda milt The railroad, do these thing* for other

and there 1. no ream why

CMy.

ual a

art dadoaltad, unsightly rubbl.b Izallon

they .bouldn’t dolt I 1 H * moved that the nu

the band, of' the Hoard of Tmda'a Tran.portattou Commtttsa. tbe commlitee to urge that the let be rateed to

grade and made attractive. The committee wa. so loatnwted.

I ,u °* hrr etUae, said Mr. Hand toy, lit* ladle, have organization, for removing unsightly things. and he expressed the wish that there wee an organization of ibis kind In Ocaen Oty. A. J. Smith favored tbe plait of

beantifylag the city.

It wa. suggeMad that President Edwards endeavor to atari such an organbr consulting with Iha wtvm of tbe member. In reference to tbe mailer. Mr. Edward, agraed to tbe eug- | gestlon and said be would accept

EUCHRE GLOB

NEW TAX BOARDS GIVEN A RIDE

duties of the

testator wa. not lacking lu menu! capacity at tbe time of the making of bis will; aud affirm tbedecree under

review upon that opinion

The existence of lestamvnt.ry capec-

oia *»“ 1*11*1.™,,

mated on tit. part «f tb* eavaatrix, **7 ** Le*Ulated Out Entertained by Mr, and and waa never afterward doubtful of Existence. Krs. Landenberger.

With tbe going Into effect of tbe j Tbe member, of the Ocean CMy

She consequently had no

cause lor appealing from -us usciss - — — „ originally made by tbeOrphan-' Court “ ew CouDt r Bo « rd of Tax F^uallxa-. Yacht Club Euchre Club wura uol_ norfrom that subsequently entered lu tton ’ ,b# loc * 1 •PP“ I bo « rd » “•rough- talued on Wedomday evening, May »L

.b. <M,-S(, BTKln l -"

dluery coodlUoua, uH the cost, of each appeal should be borne by ber. But allbough, a. baa already been Mated, Mr. Wbeaton’a menu! competency wa. clearly established early In Ibe bearing before tbe Orphans’ Court, a maas of testimony waa subsequently taken before that Court, covering over 2,000 printed pages, much uf It Irrele , more of It unimportant, and taken with naedtoaa prolixity. And this la true with relation both to Ibe witnesses produced on tbe one aide end on Ibe other; counsel for tbe tveatrix and for tbe proponent being inmlly offenders. For Ihe ehodnet ol ber own counsel tbe caveefrlx la anawerable, but not for that of tbe oouosel of bar adversary. Just bow much of the testimony taken In tbe comas w-|fbtu the above doeertpwe have not the time to aeorrtaln with absolute accuracy. It may he mid with confidence, however, that at test one-half of It la valuelma In aid tg In the dstermlaatiou of the cause. The appellant, .bonld be decreed to pay tbe ousts of tbe rwspoodcMI both In the Prerogative Court, and In this Court; but, lu the taxation of ooeta. one-half of tbe expense of transcribing and printing the cruea-examtoallon of

half of the expanse of transcribtngwod printing tbe direct examination ol the proponent', wltuema. should be disallowed. Filed May lot, 1MM. «kW JKRAKY fHKIOMIATIVR COURT. I. 8. D. Dickinson, Keglster of Ibe Prerogative (Vxirt of the State of New Jereey, do hereby certify that the foregoing I. a true copy of per curiam In am of Philip M. Wheaton, ded. as the same I. taken from and compared with the original Iliad May 1st, IMIS, now remaining on flle aud of record In my office. Wltneasmy hand aud the seal of tbe rerogatlve CiAirt at Trcuton, thla third day lif May, A. U. 1906. (Seai.) S. O. Dii-Kimmx, Keglster.

tlon. the local appeal b ..~ns«M,evening, may* tbe county will likely be leglaUt- at the residence of Mr. and Mn. J. WUjgjri Ham Imndenberger, No. tSGowaa ave-

nne, Mt. Airy: The mem bent of the dub went out on the train and wan melon their arrival at Mt. Airy by Mr. Landenbergeria private tally-bo end a abort drive was taken before tb*

of exbdeuce This deduction la arrived at by a perusal of section 9 of the new law, which declare* that tha new county boards of taxation shall hart all the powers given to commtaalonera of appeal or any local hoard charged with tbe duty of reviewing taxes on appeal, accordance with tbe provlsloni tbe act to which thla la a a piemen t, under anch rules and ra la lions as It may, from tlma to Ui prescribe and adopt. Said county

boards of taxation

determine all appeals that may be mod* at aueb times and under such rules aud regulation, a. It may, from UmetoUmc, prescribe and adopt; provided, that appaala may be made at any time prior to tbe twentieth day of Itocember of tbe yt which aald taxes ^ am u i l levied; and provided furiber, that tbe determination uf mid board shall be reported to tbe collector* of the •pectlve taxing district, on or before the Oral day of February, folloalug

aueb appeals

Tbe law further my.; In each county mid board, shall have ibe supervision and control of all of tbe and other officen charged with tbe duty of aaseaement of taxes, by whatever name known lu every taxing district In mid county, which mid assemon or officen shall be subject to, and aball, lu making aseeaemeule, ' e governed by aueb rules, order, or directions as may be from time time Issued by such county board, tbe enforcement of tbe objects of tbe act and tbe act to which tbl supplement. Before making such rules, ordero or direct kins, such county board, aball submit tbe mn to Ibe Board of Equalisation of Taxi of New Jersey for Its approval, and

WILL GIVE A SHOW

The member* of Tuokaboe Council, No. 49, D. of A., will |awnnt t comedy"Topey Turvy; oe, Tb* Courtship of iha I lea oeo," id Siaetmau’a Hall, Tuckahoe, next Saturday cven- ' tg. It gives promise of being very rod. Tickets, *5 and 25 cents; chllten, 15 oeo la. Following la tbe cmatbf characters: Topay Tnrvey. Mias Emma Taylor; May UoMeo, Topsy'a cou.ln, Mb* lary Huiby; Mn. Clarendon, To pay’s Iher, Mr*. H. Duke.; Mias Spriggs, p governess, Mbs Mary Me Lord t iarence, a rich Englbb man, Somers Young; Frank Golden, May's brother, Albert Uetalugrr; Deecon Jouaa, pillar of the church, Joa. Fra tabes; Ned, a servant, Joa. Randolph.

Harry F. Stanton baa sold tha Kingeasing to J. W. Sima, of I who will run the hotel In It rat-cl shape during the summer. Mr. Sima commta thb city leas'Washington and Fhlladsipbla with a high re puts tlon as a hotel man. - With lib fomUy, City.

>pted by mid county board until tb* mm* aball have beau approved by the mid Hoard of FTquallzalioe. ~ of taxes shall, aa now provided by .law, subject to the operation of tbl. act, make all a.s.mmeon of pro party In their respective taxing district, and shall make out a full aud true copy of aaaeasment I lata, which aball 1 be called their duplicate*, and .hall, on the flr t Tueaday In Auguat, In !h year, attend before mid board, their respective counties, at the irt bourn of mid county, at lu

There will be a stated oommuulcattoo of Ocean CMy Lodge. F. and A. M., this (Thursday) evening at 8 o clock. Work F. C. degree. All members of tbe fraternity who have not ooulributad to the California relief fund will have a iaat opportunity to do so Ibb evening,wbeti tbe aubacriptlon list will be closed and return made to tbe Grand Master. Tbe obltgarton to help, aid and aaabt ah

To meet tbe growing demand for storage fecUtlea, 1 have men red tbe atery ef tb* Bourse BuUdof Eighth street and Asbury avenue, for that purpose. The place to splendidly adapted for atongx, being well lighted and heated In winlecta can be tend under the very best

r* were Mt*. J.. William Landenbarger, Mn. K. Starman Ayars, Mrs. Edward J. Du Mm, Dr. J.J. Taylor, Oswald J. lie Houma aud John Y. Kadcllffe. The following i

and Mrs. Lewis M. Cm Mr* Fkiward J. Du Mae, Mr. and Mn. Oswald J. DeHoumt, Mr. and Mn. Harry Bowen, Mr and Mr* William E Hexamer, Mrs. M. E. Pcnfluld, Mrs. M K Marsh, John C. Marsh, MIm E. Marsh, Mr. and Mn. J. WUu Laudeoberger, Mr. and Mrs. John Kadcllffe, Mr and Mn. Frederick Schue, Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Taylor, Mr. and Mia. Joorph Schmitt. Mr. and Mt*. Joseph I. Scull and Mr. and Mrs. “ Wall. will be next entertained at of Mr. and Mrs. Harry 2W7 North Camac street, next

/ In hla spare momenta at the ftailance Fire Company's house, Luther L. Wallace U engaged In maktoga ulaalon clock. It will ta«j foet htgh, and from preaeut tndtoatlofie M wgl he an art bate piece of work wtaa completed ^ _ OleagrcMMa —■May. Tbe weather In this city on Sunday evening waa decidedly disagreeable. lUIn began falling between 6 and 7 o'clock, aud continued until morning. The wind waa rather strong. The church congregation* ware not larga.

■Hey totd the mamben of tb* Hoard of Trade, tbe otter night, that tbe city baa more than 9000 hand, and If tbe board mem here desire any Co*net! will ta glad to aupply them. Letter to B. W. BURLEIGH, Ocma City, A*. J. Dear Sir: “It cote aa much to poton paur paint a* good’’-* common mylng aud troe-lt costa much more to put-on poor paint: more yaitm* Door paint to palut and baryta* or paint and saBfl or paint and Urn* or paint and chalk or paint and '«(re or paint and water; these an tta usual cheats; there a e others. It takes more gallons of palnt-and-a-cheat than of boneet paint; and the coat of tbe labor of painting to eo inch a gallon—.ne galloo cote aa tuch as another, for labor. Tbtt la tbe way I com* for t