OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXVII.

OCEAN CITY, N. J.. THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1900.

NO. 7

0 ceanCity Sentinel

CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor

JyflORGAN HAND, ' ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR AT LAW, ttouealor. Muter end CieiulDer In Cbaseer? Hepr.ni. Coart CommMMoMr. Sour, 1‘utittc

JONATHAN HAND, CJounwellor-at- L.*iw,

JJARRISON H. VOORHKKS GonnMcIlo,- - al - 1 .n\v.

B T. ABBOTT, M. D., Fbyalrian and Nnrgeon OFRCE —Conwr Cuinl ud £1(111 SlretL ornci HouMM^ProntlSip-m.

I Krom «to « p. m.

ff'C HUTCHINSON. M. D. IlomoeopnthiMt. No. HS4 Ooean Aveuue.

N f HOWARD BURT, H. D. 809 Wesley Avenue.

RALPH L. GOFF,

Boswell.

IjAW offices

Apgar &.

LAW OFFICES Godfrey & Godfrey,

JAMES M. E. HILDRETH

Counsdlor-at-Law

LAW OFFICES OF Herbert R. Voorhees,

J N. GR1SCOM, M. D.

So offln. boor* Honda, afternoon. ^At lUubrn r>. tv™.ua^Mnui^na Monde,.. £)K. CHARLES B. RIDER >• l>enfiHt*« 809 Central Avenue

CIVIL ENGINEER.

SURVEYOR.

CONVEYANCER

HARRY H. RICE, KEOISTEREP ARCHITECT

toAB MutlUort Av*., Cohlnsawoocl. • • - IN. J.

HUSH ADVERTISING AGENCY

ATUN11CjCEM.IAIlK COMPANY ne_.Li" ,■ pnnnnn Mountain Ice P.. .i.trt.r Mil. 1.. Cr...

Ceore;e W. Ernst GENERAL HAULING Automo'itle (iantRe. Wltolrnale IJutter. KdtR«, I.drtl, A'bceni ■nd Poultry. Henldettcr, 6fi0 Anbury • venue. OTta. 7tti StrMl tot Astarr ud Wwi Aim*

BAY TROLLEY LINE WILL SEWER COMPANY AGREES S ENTER AT EIGHTH STREET TO REDUCE ITS PRICE

Car* Will Be Running Between This City and Philadelphia by October, Projectors Say, at In- - tervals of Fifteen Minutes—Round Trip Fare Probably $1.25.

Tbe proponed trolley Due aeroan the bay will enter Ocean City at KlRbtli ntreet. Tbe work of countructlnR the brldRe from Sotuern' Point to thbrclt, will be beRun an quickly an poanlble. and the projectors of the road, Stern A Silverman, expect to have earn running Into Ocean ( tty from Philadelphia by the month of October next. The rate of fare, round trip, between Ibene polntn, It In understood, will not be more than and it may he ll.&V Tbe final conference between Kiern A Silverman and representative, of tbe business Interests of thin city wan held In Philadelphia on Monday morning. Then Mr. Hlern met Mayor Champlou, Harry K Stanton and Pustmanter Sutton, of tbe Hoard of Trade, and ('-ouncUinen Headley. H. L. Smith and Ciaorge O. Adams, with whom the ground wan gone over and the advantages of entering Ocean Oty

at Eighth street. Instead of Second street, again presented to tbe consld erst ion of Mr. Stern. Mr Stern told tbe Ocean Oty people that he expects to leave on a trip Ic Europe early next month, and he desired lo give out the contract for the work before he leaves Philadelphia. The road. It w as anticipated, would be in operation by September or October, at tbe latest. The cars will run from Philadelphia toAtlantlc tity every Oft ecu tnlnuh There will be a station at Pleaaautville, from which point the cars will run Into Ocean City every live or eight minutes. If the traffic warrants It, through cars will be run Into Ocean City. Asked as to whether commutation tickila would be Issued, Mr. Stern answered that this was a detail that had not as yet been considered.

CLEARANCE SALE

OH

DESIRABLE FOOTWEAR 1 Our stock is too large,'aud must be reduced to make room for ogr New Summer Styles, which are arriving daily. RELIABLE SHOES AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES Men’s Shoes and Oxfords, welted soles, regular values, $4, $3.50 and $3, your choice $2.40 per pair. Women’s Shoes and Low Cuts, welted and single soles, regular prices, $3.50, $3 and f2.50,^5>ar choice $1.90 per pair^ —BEST SELECTIONS FOR EARLY BUYERS—

‘ONE-DESIGN” BOATS WILL ARRIVE HERE ON JUNE 2.

MAHAIN SHOE CO. 7S6 Asbury Ave., Ocean City, IN. J.

PLUMBING,

OUR HEATING,

ROOFING

S. li. COJXVEM* 652 and 654 Asbury Ave., - Ocean City, N. J.

Tbe "one-deeign" boat, which are | Cock Robin, Charlee Myere. to form a feature of the Ocean City j A!lc$, Ueo. W. Btatzell. Yacht Club’e fleet tble eummer will 1 Joker, E. M. Chance, arrive In thle city on June 2d, It la ex- Carolyn, J. L. Pennock. pected. The ownen will go to Clermont, There ere six of tbe boate, aa follow,: | where tbe boau were built, on June Bo-Peep, Caaper Pennock. ' let, and come back to tbla city on tbe Z. A Z„ Zane A Zane. j new craft.

CITY DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICIALS

Klder.Herirlw}: Ii«irj Grimm, MadUm^ pr

MODERN PLUMBING AND HEATING ALLOW AY M. SMITH & CO.

(Succcaaor, to H. A. W. Smith)

811 .ASBURY AVENUE, - OCEAN CITY V N. J.

TEUEPMONE, BA Y.

STEADY DEMAND FOR COTTAGES Another Lot of Houses In This City Disposed of for the Summer. The nice weather of tbe laal day or I two haa brought oottage-aeekere here In force, and a number of rentala bav, 1

DAVID MUIR, JR., TiD,’Slate-snfl-sia!

405 Wesley Ivenue,

Scull alao haa rented J, D. N< cum'a cottage, 406 Central avenue, Jerqme Lynch, of Philadelphia. N. C. Godfrey haa rented hie cottage, 629 Aabury avenue, to Tbotnaa Savlll,

of Philadelphia.

Mr. Goodwin, of May'* Lauding, haa rented Capt. J. W. Lee'e cottage, near Third atreet and tbe bay fr nt, through the agency of Y. Coraon. J. H. PaUeraoc haa rented hla collage, 163b Aabury avenue, |o a Mra.

Ooean City, N. J.

Mra J. K. Lowden, of Philadelphia,

Kepalra of every deacriptlon for alhmakea h ** r "* led L - 8 - StaUk'* cottage, 1140 of Furnacea and,Range.. 1 A ' l)Ur y » V * DUA lhro »« h “*• «K»°cy of

IS CLASS' MOTTO Program of Exercises at the Ocean City High School Commencement. The motlp of the claaa of four which graduate* from tbe Ocean City High School next Thursday evening la “Excehdor.” Tbe claaa color la royal purpla. Aa heretofore announced, tbe grad u a lea are Mlaa Ada M. Rauck, Harold A. Cotton. J. Edward Voaa and Furman B. WHIia. he held In Trower'a Hall Tbe order of exerclaes la aa followa :

Prayar—Bar. H. T. U luUlory—J. Kdw.ro Voaa overture—-Taa Uooeymooo,-Uaekey-Heyer

Smoky chimney.

Style in Plumbing

means work expertly done, pipes properly arranged and all parts neatly and artistically finished.

This is

PLUMBING

that even a poet can sing of. Because it means solid comfort, sanitation and long life to tbe work. We re proud to say that we do that

rtyle plumbing, in nee „d | WUUW. ww«,7£.i7

work. Give us a trial. to John T. Young, of PhUadelphU: — P, lllp a Hand'a collage, 1209 Aa-

^ i buiy avenue, to D. B. Orav. of Wert JOHN R..groves, |

_ - _ _ _ _ _ ma.i vUl *- B - Fr » uk Bmlth’e cottage, lo 649 Asbury Ave - - Ocean City, N. J.Iwm.j.pam.ofcamden.

C. L. Lake.

F. E. Derby repoita the following j A. T. Loug'e cottage, S2S Aabury j avenue, to W. H. Baner, of Pblladel- ! pbla; Chaa. Bam peon'1 cottage, SA7 Aa- ! bury avenue, to K B. Preston, of Melroee/Pe.; N. C. Godfrey’s cottage, 329 ' Aabpry avenue, toj. Ralph Wllann. of Pblledelpbla: Warren W. Brown'a rouage, lOSS Aabury avenue, to Frauk E. Bauer, of Philadelphia; N. B. GofTa cottage, 120S Central avenue, to Ruaaell Bonuell, of Cbertuut HUI; Mrs. Anna Fries' cutUge, 1159 Aabury aveime, to Prof. I. J. BcbwaU, of tbe Uul^alty of Pennsylvania; Benj L Camp's cottage. Fifth and West avenue, to George Yoong, of Philadelphia; Harriet Lake's oottage, to Thus. J. Byrne, of Philadelphia; Luther L

Piano Nolo--May Hraresa, -Mark.; Oiwiioo—"MuDlrlpal (iwosrablp,"

Orartore—Lyric,

Ji FI, In* Color..' tloa Cru(.r

OCEAN CITY. Besides, your iwspouslblllly as a teal ratal* owner makes you a desirable dUzen. Think It aver, then call on HARRY HEADLEY. Real Estate Operator, Ninth and Asbury avenue, next to Are bouse who will show you the very host way and some of tbe greatest bargains to ha found bora on tbe aaakat

BOARDWALK HAD 'COMPARISON OF LARGE CROWD TEACHERS' PAY

President Moore Names $45,000 as the Lowest Figure That Will be Taken for

Plant.

Strawberry Festival and the Supt. Barr Telia Cape Hay rt,, .aid...o«„cw 8~w Music in Pavilion Attrac- of the Conditions in • «mpany have agreed lo make eootions Saturday Night. Ocean City. i-erslons to the city-material eoooae-

aluna. too, from tbe stand-point of tba

The boardwalk presented an anl- At the last meeting of tbe Cape May -ewer company,

mated appearance on Saturday even- city Board of Education, a report w as The newer committee of tba aawer lug, due In a measure to the fact that read from County Huperluteudent Harr company, consisting of Henry D. the Ladles' Aid Society of the First M. on the comparallVa^cort of educating Moore, Dr. Bailey and Thomas W E. Church was holding tbe Hrrt straw-, ibe children In Cape May City and Synnot-had s eonaultatkra In PhUal berry festival of tbe season. Tbla was tboee of Ocean City delphla on Monday morning and later held In XT. Adams stores. In tbe Prof. Barr's report showed that Cape there was a conference betwmd lire

Bow Hug Casino. ; May spends 116.45, or *7.19 leas per company's Atter eating of Ice cream, straw ber- " ■ ' * " '

riea. cake, etc , tbe crowds strolled Into tbe bowling room, where Ibe alleys were In use all evening. Among tbe bowlers were many women and girls, some of whom were quite ezpert at

tba gams.

Across the walk from the Bowling Casino, In the city pavilion. Hairy Lake's orchestra discoursed good music, which attracted large numbers of the promenaders. They aat and enjoyed the popular airs played by tbe musicians. Possibly "Bam" Convar's stunt took up most of tbe attention of tbe crowd. “Bam” had his bauds fall, but be carried bun self with the ease of a veteran. He had to play the rattle-drum, kick the big base drum and Unkle tbe triangle, sometimes nearly ail at the same time, was theta "with tbe goods, missing a tap

VERY SUCCESSFUL

wtrssvberra ft'eeilval. The strawberry festival given by the Ladles' Aid Society of tbe First 1' ~ Church In J. T. Adams' store, ou tba boardwalk, last Saturday evening, was even .more successful than tbe members bad anticipated. Those In charge of tbe tables were: Flowers—Mrs. Wm. K Massey. Mrs. R. W. Edwards, Misses Shoemaker aud Elizabeth Abbott ke—Mrs H. 8. Adams, Miss Bertie BMtaa, Mra. UsorgeCulver, Mrs. C. M. Campbell and Mrs. Chaa. D

Straw berries—Mrs. Harry Headley and Mrs. R. L. Gofl Ice Cream-Mrs 8. B Scull. Culinary Department—Mr*. H. H. Bodine, Mra. Jesse Conver and Mrs.

Supervising C-ommlttee—Mra. R C Robinson, Mrs. R. Howard Thorn and Mrs. 8. B. Ham peon.

FEAT ACCOMPLISHED Big Pier Xfo*rd from Tr nib atrrrl 10 New MIC. The old Ocean Pier, which Is 200 feet long and 50 feet wide, hat bean eucceasfully moved from the Una of Id boardwalk, between Tenth and ' Eleventh streets, to tba present walk, ear Ninth street. Not only war the big pier moved, but fluring tbe moving It was reversed. Tba whole was quite an undertaking, but K. R. Torbcrt handled tbe job In hla usual skillful manner. A new front will be pul on ibe pier, It will be remodeled Inside and an addition,of 50 feet made to tbe rear of tbe building. J. C. Bteelmau will do Ibe work.

Trnllrv Car bcbegale. The trolley car Iq service bare makes three trips to Flfty-oloth street every day, leaving tbe steamboat landing at 6 80 and 11.35 a. m. and 6.06 p. m. Starting at 8.06, tba car leaves the steamboat lauding at 6 and 86 minutes after the hour lo tbe morolug, crossing Eighth atreet, going south, at ten and forty mloutaa after the hour, aud running to Twentieth street. Tbe oar leaves Twentieth street, going ourth, tan minutes of tbe hour and twenty Bln utas after tbe bour, crossing Elgb 1 h atreet at twenty-five minutes after tbs hour and five minutes of tbe boar The car passing Eighth street at twenty minutes after tba hour in tba catches tbe boat, aa doaa tbe same point at ten mina tat of tbe hour In the afternoon. Harry Ywaug Is condixtor of the car and Jamas Wallace motorman.

pupil each year than dues Ocean City D. Moore, and tbe members of CoonThe tout amount expended In Cape.cU's Sewer Committee, who met Mr May Is 89654.64, or only $1436 20 more Moore by appointment CouneU'a than In Ocean City. Tbe difference .Sew er Committee la composed of CounIn enrollment Is 248, Cape Mhy having oilmen Geo. O. Adams, Harry Haed-

599 school children and Ocean City 856. ley and H. L. Smith.

Much of this difference In expenditure After the subject had been pretty results from the higher salaries. Tbe thoroughly discussed by Mr. Moore pervlelng principal lo Ocean City re- and the representatives of the peo-

sgslust HOOD for tbe pie of Ocean City, tba laUdr sbowU*P* May. The log tbe utter Impracticability ofeob-

mlttlng to a vote of tba property

11200

same position

highest paid teacher In Ocean City receives |9u a month, considerably more than In Caps May. No grade teacher lo Ocean City receives leas than ISO,

Cape May the grads teachers

00mmenoe with 140 lo the matter of salaries, Cape May pays leas, with one exception, than any other place lo tbe

Bute.

Tbe report showed that in Ocean City there are ten teachers and one supervising principal. In Cape May there are fifteen teacher* and a principal. Tba amount expanded for teacher*' salsrlas In Ocean City I* *6,558.77, and In Cap* May, with five more teacher*, only *7068.97.

tbe quertlon of tbs purchase er plant at tba company's figure*, *50,000, Mr. Moon named *45,000 as tbe company's final prtca. Mr Moore stated that he sppreetatad tbe position In which Council la at the time, and ba agreed to mmk* tbla reduction on hi* own rasponalbU-

tty, be said.

There will ba a communication aant to CounclI-aubmltUng tbe aawer company's reduced price, and this will ba read at the semi-monthly moating of Connell on Monday evening naxL Than, In all probability, a resolution

EXPRESS TRAINS

With tbs new schedule on tba "Penney,” which guaa Into effect tomorrow, there will be two express trains out dally—one at 6 40 a. m., and the other at 2.06 p. m. These express trains will 00unset with towns down the county. Trains will leave Philadelphia on week days at 9 a. m., arriving here at 11, and 4.06, reaching this city at 6 06. There will ba Sunday excursions beginning ou May 27th. Tbe excursIod train will leave hereon Its,return trip st 6.86 p. m. The regular train out will leave at 6AO. Th* early freight out will leave here at 4.10 a. m. The freight tralu lu will reach bare at 6 40 a. m.

POWERFUL SERMON

of tbe rtrougast sermons be has yet preaebad In Ocaan City, In the opinion of those who bad tbe pleasure aud satisfaction iff listening to his discourse. Tbe subject of his sermon was, "Th* Christian Salutation." He reviewed the Christian salutation of th* early ' ~ of tba world and explained the

meaning thereof.

rvoklMtloisIMa 10 Meat. County Chairman Jt W. Hmlth gives notice that tbe spring conference of th* Prohibition lata of Cape MayOounty will be held lo K. of P. Hall. Ocean City, on Wednesday, May 28d, at 10.80 a m. Bute Chairman Grafton E. Day and others wll! he present and address the meeting All lovers of temperance sod sobriety are cordially Invited to be present, and thereby give eld and recognition to tbe good work.

SCARCITY OP SHAD

The fallareof shad fishing directs attention to the (act that there leaom* general disturbance which I* slowly but surely destroying flab and fishing. At the seashore all but tbe attorney

aeooped up with them are undoubtedly at th* bottom of the gradual diminution of th* supply of food fish and the gradual de- * the sport of angling.

the menhaden *

jlflpUful everywhere along shore fish of all kinds were numerous. As the menhaden were caught In yearly Increasing quantities they became rarer end rarer ic shore and fond flab bad to be sought In gradually Increasing dls-

TO GO OVER PLANS

The trustees and fmo of tbe aide** of the Find Prasbytegtan Church held a meeUpg ou Tuesday evanlng, and, after a general dlacuaakm, a oonunMIs* was appointed to go over tbe pUn* and specification* of tbe proposed new church building. If these are found

strucled to Invite bids for tbeedlflee. Tbe committee was made up of Mayor Joseph G. Champion, Jos. L Scull and Lewis E Hmlth, with Eldars A. J. Smith and B. H. Mayberry aa a consulting committee.

Ushers' Vaigp. An ushers’ union was formed In the . First M. E. Church a few evenings f •loo*. Them officer* were elected: President, E. M. Hatton; Secretary, C. c Homer Shoemaker; Treasurer, Hiram 1 every Tuesday evening nnUI farther uotioe. Tbe ushers for tbe term ot one month are: Hiram Steelmen, Homer Shoemaker, Lyndon Ang, Parker Miller, Joseph Sc hock sod Gilbert Corson.

Rev. Ravel Smith and Mm. Smith, accompanied by their son, —down from Philadelphia a few daya since, end are occupying their Fifth street cottage. Their sc

An "auto,” tbe flrrt of two intended to be I11 general service bare during

00 Saturday for W. R. Koch. Chaa. F. Nabb will be tbe manager of the

Mchaesa In Hla I'amllx.

Councilman Wm. H. Graham, who M - thto (Thursday) evening, begin- Letter to REV PBNNINCwa. here on Sunday last, report! that I Ml*) o'clock, ben tbe F. C. d. , ^ TU N CORSON Mr* Graham will bav* lo undergo sn , gnt * Ul ** ooufems3 U ^ D lw0 “““I-. v / ’ operation as soon as she Is sufficiently At ,be * 4,Ied oommunlcatko, Ocean City, S. J. strong. Their daughter has been m Thur-dey even lug, Mey twanty-fourtb. H«v- Three churches m Raidweek. It i. reported that lbe *• M ' d ** ree w '“ ^ wlmrvlll*,_N. have tmd their flm

Mr. Graham ba. leased tbe Swsrtb- by vWt,0 « f™ 1 *™ ,ro “ Pelmyra,

Ixidge. Refreshment* will follow '

s Phlladel)

In Deroe

Osterhont A Lockwood paint-

ed the Fieebytarian j

bold a straw-

's Ice cream parlors, on tbe ■ardwalk, on June 2d Tbe ladles e bending their energy to make tbe

gallons; took 22.

. o" T’"', 1 to “' r - c '- Messrs. SUngerlend A Shutter paintAlleti Scull, of tbla city, has received i ed tbe Episcopal church; —*1—-'-n 40

the oootrect to make the extensive Im- gallon*; took 28.

provement* to the Illinois Hotel. A» Same pelntere painted the ChtbsJle he. been announced In theee column, church; eeUmated 60 gal loo*; took 89. the hotel will he moved lo Seventh Ol course, Ibey estimated tram what and Atlantic avenue and converted lu- they had been using. The earing In . ‘ ' *- aud work b 14 or *6 a gallon.

a modern .partmeat house.

Jonas 8. Miller died at his Is

There was a good-el

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JU,. Th- luUrmetit *u ,1 Hari—f h nctor, K-r. J. J. <cu,y, ,unuuo«d

Mr, KUta.,-, MW -m-

*m tto—U Pr—culor la U-p- ..J nl „ O , eloek — F. B.-H. H.