OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXVII.

OCEAN CITY, N. J.. THURSDAY, MAY ‘M, 1900

OceanCity Sentinel

CURTIS ROBINSON Editot and Proprietor

j^jorgaa; hand, ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR AT LAW, HuMcItor. Hut.r and Eumiurr In Cknnnvj. hupr-m. i'ourt L'ouilnlfl.KH.er- bu**rj 1‘uUIC(Oppatfle Pobln- Kulldlne.1. JONATHAN HAND, <Jo#knnelloi*- fit- I^nw, ttoUdlor Hnatar In Clunew?. SMarr I'nbllc. CAPK MAY COURT HOUHE, N. J

JJARRISON H. VOORHKHS CJotiUMelloi- - nl - I .n tv .

g T. ABBOTT, M. D., 1‘h) alrlan and Nnrgeon, OFFICE -C«r»ir Oitnl ud Hjpill SItmL

X. C. HUTCHINSON, M. D.

IlomaeopatliiMt.

No. 834 Ocean Avenue.

N # HOWARD BURT, M.D, S09 Wesley Avenue.

J N. GRISCOM, M. D. CHJHTHBT AM) WhXLKY AVE.

r» HUDOar anernoon.

£)R. CHARLES B. RIDER »• I >ent int •- S09 Central Avenue

HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING BADE FAREWELL MUST ASSESS PROPERTY S SOLD TO F. J. SMITH TO ALMA MATER AT ITS TRUE VALUE

RALPH L. GOFF, i CIVIL ENGIREER.

SHRVEY0R.

CONVEYANCER

MIHIH AND CENTRAL AVENUE,

OCEAN CITY. N. J. I —

MARRY H. RICE, Purchaser Paid $300 and Will Remove the Struc- Large Crowd at Closing Ex- County Board of Taxes Gives Instructions to the

registered arcmitect ture—Joseoh Steelman Siirns Co'ntract to ereises of High School —.W>y— K Graduating Class.

Erect New School in Four Month.

b-*K 111«clUon Aw..

At a nfieclal lueellux untie Huanl of Mulfonl, l-UI»ar>t I*. Bai

C.ollln K a%v»»U. - - - IN.J. h;du „ lloI , Moud . y evelll , lK . si..,-,.,aker. J

The . l.»lii|

HI-

RUSH ADVERTISIHG AGENCT

jc-ilman Harry Hradlry

Ori-Kii * Tty. IV. J

ITUlWOMCEi^MILK COMPANl milPocono Mountain Ice '

Pm Alterui Mill Ml Cimb

for lire purpoae of race) for I lie |Hirr!ia>*of Ihe . and alao |irii|,i«al. f< doa ii of Ibe bulldltiK ai

■iiK, « ltb tbe ui to comply «*llb Mile. Pmddeui Hoblnauu wen

Tbe In

George W. Ernst GENERAL HAULING Automu'.lleliaraite. ITiolenale Holler. KdO!*, I.ard. ( been

and Poul.ry.

He.lder.cv, 650 Anbury avenue. bul iJ ,, OttM. 7lh StiMl Ml Atbri lit Vit! Mann ty airlkluK

ird i

mlrarl I

LAW OFFICES OF Herbert R. Voorhees,

(NEW SUMMER STYLES Now in Stock y ■

a. ameurieff. > ■ Iract ldr Ibe eb

Jon. Sleelman Ibe

Ilbal iKirtiou refer ring in Hiding. The motion,

“That the c-on-

erect kill Millie new blgb

Jj^il building be awarded to Jo,. •Steelman. Ihe loweai bldder.al Ihe llg ore, quoted by him lu hi, i.ropoaal, The contract to be prepareil wtllug forth w hat Hem, are lo Ifc added, aubaliluled or deducted, lu accordance : w ith tbe board'a action at Ita meeting j on April aith la,l paat, tbew addition, , and deduction, making tbe rontrad

Ibe

i.-cepled, .

e liked a, follow,:

If

. i Dr. B. T.

n iNnltlon, tUViUl.

? building I, pla.

-lue. of Ibe Ocean

i School were held in Trowel’, ’bureday evening In the pre. a large amiublage of Ibe tbe four graduate, and thuae In Ibe advance of education, aduate, were Ml,, Ada M laughter of Win M. Ham-k: rd Vow. aoo of John Voa,; Furman B. WTIIIa, aon of WHIIa. The Hoard of Fduoa repreaeuled on Ibe "tage by Abbott, R K. Hlllea and S

Assessors in Cape May County—Surprises

in Store for Some People.

Minly w-ork a

Illled w

hard,hip to "tbe beach**,•'

w Here are all tbe popular aeaalde re".n,. altbougb they admit that If property I, a.weaard to IU Ime value

were given tbe -urpriaeOf Ibeir ll.-e* (braugltout the county (which, of when laid of tbe datiea ea|ircte<l of rounw, mean, farm land), the law will

‘•'f™-' prove a good one.

I belr aurprlae. however, wlU be noth. ,, M

I. .1,, .nU *,». ,' l "™ * l ” — "-'J ~«-

u, '•* * l " o '""“I •"

r-f.n. jo .1* m , rulore n.l.l. Jo,. I. .m .,o,o.

The ...uol, ui boaol. uod.r the “'J** h " ve

• e. ,«.lJulloo ui I.. . U u..l, 0,. "'"" l -weUII,. of KugetieC. Cole, rbalrman: Janie- . One example 6f thla M thua giver): Hodiua.i and BtiUwlll Tow uwnd, A *"*" omu "»^re, aaaeaaad, nnder Itb Jonathan Hand a, aecreUry u,e oW •‘T 1 '. •» It wUi be aaTbe board will luidat, the aaaemir, l "' r “ f >er at aay *600. At IU ere told, upon the amnwment of all r,lu * of f+v '- »« ‘he rate of $2.35, tbe

-petty lo IU full valuation, return- ^”***“*“ 1 *"old ba I

of tbe atlge platform '

polled plant,, while a large j

American (lag gra.-ed each able of Ibe Sage In tbe background, in tbe cen- i , ire of ibe utage, waa a ableld bearing t

Ibe cl.aa color-royal purple-wllh | D( tbaHdl^lcami by fht tet'liw- l-r»l»'t7 » the claaa motto, "Excelalor,’ In large day Auguai. The member, of tbe

letter*, and the Star, and Stripe* on upou the du p,U I- Sale.1 Ibal tbe t. both able* Friuted eople. of article. V f peraonal 10 ^ " Mrilcl ‘ bardeS” are Ocewn City Tbe exerclar* began wllb a aelectlon -v- *»n_m ..

building

property k

’ Ibe vartoua a

1 will u

^ . a ud Five Mile Beach. Down.

, wood, for iurtboc

■a of Ibe aa

paid $500 ou . will be |iald a

’a orrheulra, w bleb w

w ell given and applauded. There waa | coontJr> Tbeae are lo be dlatrlbuted ' ,,le l * nd on Wildwood Creat baa day. after the ■ n — roe * t P|»yw by Key. H..T. 1among tbe taxpayera, who are to " ev “ u *" Ux «d. nor hat any of rd, $(.««.. -vlberry. paSor of tbe Klret Frwby- „„ |u tbc bUDk p ,. m lef| for the beach f ro m land there been ^ ie architect,, were ,cr, a" Church, and Ibla wa. followed .wer, lo Ibe Inqulnea. Tbe Uxpayer 1 , *** ed Hereafter lhi, will have to it The arclillecu ,l,e - ,uU,or y’*! ve, ‘^ mu.t - rile down tire number of mort- ^ P“ ,d - Then, too, a! Wildwood, rouge in ibe future w.Uomme the »hool‘o««.l. h « "o" 11 . hood holding,. value of which U

j price $35,010 ” | the hi The prealdeut and .ecretary were an- ground* w III 1 lliorizcd and empowered to execute a 1 Tbe follow I contract wl^i Jowpb Steelman. paid: •Mr Steelman prceuled hi* bond for Ml*, Kertba 1 $18,000. Hi* *ecurltles are Martin B '.on, $3

paid

nd Samiwon were quarlcr* for Ibe .cbool furullure and ive the ,aiue removed. The -o-relary wa^ dlrecle-l lo nollfy e American Heal lug and Ventllallng •m|iaiiy lo necurea place for

welcoming Ibe acbool official* e friend* of tbe ■l-hool lo Ibe

bank atock. Jewalry, money In bank 1 1,50 ’° 00 - Heretofore,

of tbe

laaald, thU

, only $6000. collect-; lu aectbiu. of tbe country due from creditor*, etc ‘ l . 1 ’ lrtct *' 11 ll * kd j there U m

and on band, tbe number of boaU hi

pparatu*, a* tbe acbool

rxerclae*. tbe epeaker

Hoard of F^ucatloo', effiirt* to give ’ tbe children tbe lie*t facilllle, poaalble, _ *

for wblch tbeclaa* relumed It, thank- ,*"* ,llu ’ 1 •»°rn lo. .ui... .c ! In caae any pereon refuire. to give part lea lain of bla property, tbe abac- “°‘hlng near lu true required lb aatimaU tbe man', cl »l'«*«d that If tbe

WANT TO SAVE MONEY

CAPE MAY HOTEL

A BIG WRECK

dark; Tuda> and T

At tbe recent meeting of Ihe Cape I

MAMAIN SMOC GOMPAMY bolder*, Ibe member* were advlacd

that Judge Hildreth wa* very anxlou. Main Portion of the £1,000,to reduce the couH ex,reu*e* of the; 000 Building p artl Fur .

county, a moat pralaewortby move-| v.

lu which he i, reeouded by Brow i nisbed, Has Collapsed.

756 Aebury Avenue

NOT CHEAPEST, BUT LEAST EXPENSIVE

PLUMBING, HEATING, ROOFING JS. B. OOIVVBK 652 and 654 Asbury Ave., ■ Ocean City, N. J.

CITY DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICIALS

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

iSucceaaora to M. A. W. Smith)

81 l-^VSBURY AVENUE, ^ - OCEAN CITY. N. J.

TULEPMONU. 83 V.

405 Wesley Avenue,

DAVID MUIR, JR.

TMlalMMHoofll

ccutor Dough

apiiarent tocloac otaerver*

: of tbe money required to conduct our court* could have been *aved by utllU- | lug Ibe juror*, cou«lable* and other j court officer, for ihe running of two court* at oue aud tbe *ame time—a* waa uniformly tbe custom tweuly i year* ago—In fact, until within a halfdozen yearn. Cap! YaiiamanSnd Mr Kulberford staled that If tbe board would make eurne minor cliangea lu Ibe arrangement of Ibe large room In Ibe second floor of Ibe court house, Judge Hildreth would use every endeavor to dispose of tbe greater part of the Common Flea* and criminal buslnes* while Judge Hwayze was | bolding Ibe Clrcut Court dow u stair*. The Public Hulldlug Commlllee wa* aulborized to make tbe Decenary

UP-TO-DATE GAR4GE

Oeorge W. Krasl Will Rcplwcr George W. Ernst, tbe expreumau, ba* given lo John Mart* tbe contract ' lo rebuild Ibe garage and storehouse reoeolly destroyed bfc Are. at Seventh

j aud Haven avenue.

Tbe new building will be 30x32, stories high, aud constructed of « gated Iron Mr. Erast will be abl accommodate about sixteen ante ! bile* lu Ibe nr* building, w hich , will be Iborqiggbty equipped foi storage purpose*. It I* lo be flnb

I Ly June 10th.

ig been j -j- be ma |„ portion of the new fl.ooo,itmtiel. UK) hotel at Cape May City collapsed on Saturday laid, causing a very heavy the exact cause of Ibe accident cannot,

to a certainty, be stated.

Tbe hotel proper, which wa* eight or nine storle* In height, bad a large

SPECIAL ELECTION

Property owners should keep lu { mind tbe fact that a special election

Dcean City, N. J. *> |1 ^ he|d Tn ‘> c *« u city on Today ___ uext to give tbe taxpayer* an opportu-

Kepairs of every description for all.make* nU >' of vo,lo « ' or or «K» ,U *' fc«epllug, of Kuraace* and.Range-. "•« 0,rer of * b « (>enu W S** tr < '*" n - Kepalrlug done prompUy. Smoky chimneys P»oy to sell lu plant to tbe city for tbe

charge Shop In rear. sum of $45,000.

Ill* very Important that tbe voters

should I urn out on Tuesday next aud

do tbetr duty at tbe polls.

Pipe Dreams that Come True He can afford to smilejfall bis pipes, traps and drains are In good repair. Else his FINE PLUMBING dream would turn to a nightmare. Spring’s here—be careful that no dew drops Irom your ce^|gs and no sudden crop pf boil™ leaks await you. Send for US when you want expert Plumbing at low rates. Finest sanitary’ work on new and old jobs quickly done.

JOHN R/tSROVES, 649 Asbury Avo - - Ocean City, N. J.

Tbe traiua yesterday brought mauyvlxltor* to tills city, and Ibe boardwalk bad a fairly good crowd, conslderiugtbe fact that there was uo speclsl observance of Memorial Day durlug tbe morning or afternoon. Tbe weather wa* delightful.

Tbe Board of Trustee* of the First M. K, Church met;on Monday evenlug last aud deckled to buy tbe Heury B. Howell lot for cburch purposes. Tbe lot Is on Wesley avenue, Jusl north of Klgbtb street, ou tbe bay *lda.

Head kwal paw s on tbs fourth page. N. C. Godfrey will anpply llneoleum rug* and otherwise Improve Ibe Inter ' lor of John M. Zurn’s boat Many flags wera lo evidence y esterday.

-sun higher ' '■"—*! *- -* particulars or nu Dronenv. me aases- 0o ‘blng ni

faneard^and* whkbtTe m'ay*!^ able P*™ 00 * 1 P~P«rty »« ‘he btgbeat value j d " ,b ^ r du, y' * nd “ u aa a pos-

perelstenlly and wisely to a thorough *

preparation for those tasks

shall .always be on Ibe lookout forj a

something higher.’

•or., Mew

'reswell aud Eugllab, have practically completed their work for this

^ ^ „ year, tbe allpa above referred to will orchestra .Played Th^ H"’^ | oot out thu tlmt

Home people think that Hie »**o*» meut of property to Ita true value will

aud Harold A. Coltou fol-

lowed with humorous selections from

-The Diaries of tbe Claiw of 1908.” To Furman B. Willi* wa* allotted

the task of preparing Ihe "Class Will,” and the laughter and applause wblcb greeted Ibe reading of tbe will showed

that be bad done bl* work wall.

"The I-aw of Service” wa* tbe title of Mi** Ada M, Kanck'x es*ay. Thee* saylst Orel considered tbe law of Dost. Everything, large or small, coat* something. Not always money, but time, energy aud labor. Then she spoke of the law of nature, whose fundamental principle Is I lie preservation of man-

kind Tbelawofi Tbe law of cause a

if tbeae law*.

•ery respect, and tbe law wUI ba sup-

ported by tbe people.

II I* roughly ertlmated by those In a position to know that, under tbe new law, tbe valuation in Ocean City this year will go above tbe $6,000,000 mark.

YOUNG'S PIER TO REOPEN JUNE 25

High-Class Shows Only Are to be Maintained at

Popular Resort.

It will be of Interest to hundreds of

Is also important, readers of tbe Hg-XTI.vgi, to know that eflect U another Y oung’s Pier In Ibis city will open

or about Juna £5tbfortbe season

1906.

James A Willard, Mr Y’ouug’apa ner. w bo for (be last two seasons I been tbe manager of tbe pier In tl elly. Inform* ua that flAMtas* attraction* have been booked for tbc coming There have been many Inquiries from amusement-lover* a* to tbe dale of opening, and Ibe Bcxtixiu. takes pleasure lu making tbe announceHeretofore, Messrs. Young and Willard have spared no pains in tbetr efforts to give to Ocean City resident* and visitors abowa of blgb merit on the local pier, abowa that have pleased both old and young. Nothing even bordering ou vulgarity Is tolerated. Tbe performances given InYbe past I have been eucb as to win tbe approval of tbe moat circumspect. COTTAGES RENTED

ring out

cb side. Tbe wing* remain, |

ol rubbish on tbe ground. Tbe bold was nearly furnished, aud It n as ex peeled to o|*u tbr building lo tbe public within a abort time. While such a catasiropby Is regretable, II Is a mailer for congratulation, both by tbe o<

lurid was Illled wllb guests. Several Ocean I My residents have visited Cape MjnViflSIh <be last few day* say Hie bold bulldln|M*reaeiilt a sorry-looklug sight. It ba been learupd just wbat tbe projectors of tbe bold Intend doing.

Henry Foulds aud daugblrr, Mis* Anna B. Foulds. of Philadelphia, summer cottagers here, where they have many friends, have sailed for Europe. They ex peel to visit England, Scotland. Germany, France, Holland Ildglum. They will return lu

• dlgnltlrd aud give* you a delicious sense of security to ow n your OCEAN CITY'. Beside*, your responsibility a. a real estate owner make* you a desirable citizen. Tbluk It over, then call on Ha*<KY HEADLEY,. Beal Estate Operator, Ninth and Asbury avenue, next n> Are bouse who will, show you the very best way aud some of tba greatest bargains to be found here on tbe easiest terms. Phone connactlon.

"Tbe moral laws, tbe laws of progress. of love, wltboul w blcb no borne Is complete, the laws of health, Stole aud country are other tows,” said Miss Hanck, but have any of us thought of the tow of service? "Why have we remembered Alexander tbe Ureal, conqueror of the world? Why have we remembered I.eonIdas.

against Xerxrsi? Wa* It way they served tbelr country?’ Joan D’Arc, Florence Nightengale aud lltira Barton were referred to as typical women who Bed nobly served Ibeir countries. “Why does every true Amerlcau’s been beat more rapidly at tbe name of Washington, ’The Father of His Country?’ Why do we celebrate Lin coin’s birthday? Wa* II not tbelr service for tbelr country which make* us remember them? "We caunot all be Washingtons or Llucolus, we cauuot all be great conquerors, but still there I* a place for ux u the w orld. “Our education" said Ihe speaker, bat been given us by tbe Bute, and so 'es^e under obligation* to Ibe Bute .ud our oouutry, aud so must reuder an account to bolb for tbe way we use IU _ ~ et ua u,-t be selflab or put our education to aelflsb uses, for If ll bad not for tbe great writer* and tbluker* we would have no education at all. “We should choose well Ibe posUlou we are going to bold lu life, aud one toward wblct) our UtouU tend, lettiug uo thought of ewss, fame or power uiar our choice." Tbe subject of Edward Voa*’ ora-

MAY BUY HALL

Wlrlt J. a. Trower. Hev. D. DeWolf. of Newark, representing Ibe Itoptlat Bute Convention. aud R,v. John W. Lyle, of Camden, a representative of Ibe Camden, Baptist Association, were here Tuesday lu consultation with John 8. Trower lu reference to tbe purchase of Trower * Hall. Trower, it Is said, originally purchased ibe building with tbe Idea of giving tbe colored Baptists here a place for divine worship. Ha desire* to turn the building over to tbe care of tba societies represented by tbe gentlemen on Tuesday. These men will have to report to tbelr respective societies before any action to taker . It to hinted, however, that they regard tbe undertaking as too much.

MEMORIAL SERVICES

■ortal Day a

wel 1^trended, were held In tbe First

Cburch tost evening.

A patriotic address on "The Grave, of the Nation's Dead,” waa delivered by Rev. J. Ward Gambia, D.D Vocal selection* were given by a male

quartet, led by R. L. Goff.

Miss Grace Gamble recited, wllb good effect, a selection entitled, “My

Father Wa* a Soidler."

Tbc choral choir led In tbe ringing uf national air*, among tbeae being "Tbe Star Bpangled Banner” and “My

Country, Tie of Thee."

There are fourteen veterans of tba Rebellion living lu this city. to> bom a •pectol Invitation bad been extended

M attend tbe service*.

Ada M. Ranck, who graduated from tbe Ocean City High School on Thursday evening tost, has taken a position as book-keeper In tbe Tenth

depot ol

Masaey A Edwards ve rented H. B. Adams' cottage, 1683 Asbury avenue. to Augustus L. Riddell, a civil

engineer of Haddonfleld.

F. E. Darby report* tbe following rental* since last week: Walter H. Hays' cottage, 418 Ocean avenue, to Geo. C. Boles, of Ardmore; Kobert Smith's collage, UM6 Asbury avenue, to E. M Tlchiior. of Mercbaulvllle Mrs. A. M. E. June*' cottage, 437 Aibury avenue, tn W. H. Bnlsely, of Philadelphia: tbe BL Charles Hotel .

to Mia* Ella BmllL, of Attoutlc City: w here her father to agent. The young

W. H Detorotb's cottage, 829 Fourth : wuman who has tfllef

street, to Virgil L. Johnson, of Pblto-1 several si

the summer montbs. — | »*£ L-ttertoDR.C. E.Et,WABDS Aabury avenue, near Thirteenth street. Oceam CUj, X. J. Dear Btr : The cheap palut to buy to win cobicm ■hided. the oue that covers more than you In tbe Orphans'Court. Judge HU- Ibtnk ; the cheap one to wear is tba dretb approved tbe flual account of one that to young when old. Julius Way, admr. p. d. I. of the es- Mr*. Moore, of Kelsey, N. Y., bought late of CepL Philip M. VS beatou, and 16 gallons Devoe lo paint her bouse made an order trausferriug tbe estate two oowto ; her palmer* said It would of about $200,000 to Daniel M. Steel- take that. Had 6 gallons left, man, tbe executor named lu tbe will, i Mr. James Ackley’s bouse, to Cairo In ibe matter of setting aside aecur- '.CaUklll Mountain.), X. Y'., waa Itlea sufficient to produce an annual | painted Deroe ; It wore 14 years ; and Income of $1300, w hich tbe wUi pro-; the paint w vided for tbe widow, Judge Hildreth He ma* so directed uotio* aerved ou Mr*. Wheaton’* counsel of a time when tbe selection of tbe securlttos would be made

—Baby e Krell, h

Roust Fuuut, Agent

• tbe way to

F. \\\ Dkvub * Co., 1 New Y’orit. P. A-^rT Howard Thom arils ear