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OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

XXVII.

OCEAN CITY, N. J., THUKSDAY, SEPTEMBEK 13, 1900.

NO. 24

OceanCity Sentinel: B. t. abbott, m. d„ PuMukttf w«i>ir •< ! I*li)nirlkn and Nurgeon, OCCAM ClXV. M. u. OFFICE—CirMf Ceitnl ud Elghtt Str«l

RALPH L. GOFF, CIVIL ENGINEER. StiRVEYGRCONVEYANCER NINTH AMD CENTRAL AVENUE,

CURTIS ROBINSONj - HARRY H. RICE, Editor »nil Proprietor q HUTCHINSON, M. D j KEOISTEREO ARCHITECT

feu. Strictly in Advance [ 11 omoeopnt IliHl.

I No

od. - - - IN..

COUNCIL CERTIORARIED IN SEWEI^ ORDINANCE CASE • „ • \ 'Chief Justice Gummere Grants Request of Dissatisfied Residents of This City—Answer to be Made at Trenton on September 22d. M city and fit.'-

CHANGES IN NEW H. C. SMITH REPLIES PRIMARY LAW TO MAYOR’S ALLEGATIONS

A Matter of Great Interest to

Every Voter in This NEW TAX LAW

Building Inspector Says That Law-makers Should Not

HAILED WITH JOY! » "

;an hand,

ATTORNEY ap4_ ■ «

COUNSELLOR AT LAW.

M (.RGA

N • IOWARD BURT, M. D.

809 Wesley Avenue.

George W. Ernst GENERAL HAULING

of the pa**

erk T. Ixw Adam*

jAnathan hand, CounmeHoi’-o.t-LniVY, gotldtnr Maatw la CNaarwry. Notkfy 1‘aWlc. CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N. J -pAgRisoy H. VObRHKtfS CounHeilor-rtt-...orrieiL..

j^AW OFFICES Apgar & Boswell]

J^AW OFFICES Godfrey &t Godfrey,

JAMES M. E. HILDRETH Cou nsellor-at-Law

LAW OFFICES OF Herbert R. Voorhees,

i> aad Tburada) I

OtfiM, 7lh SUMl b<

I aid West Aienut

N. GR1SCOM, M. D.

I.

KHUiTH ST.

QR. CHARLES B. RIDER l>cntiMt«809 Central Avenue

SHOEMAKER’S storage v :;; HOUSE :::i I -1 li and M>nI A«e., Oeenn <it> . J. gnntln't ™vemoM^!i“r«t , .TKVo| , he ,,,0rrd 1,5 } } K ^ hlKltwa] Shoemaker Stoiaje Hoose r**”;

iScinii.ii Millville People arc Pleased With the New Conditions. rputiilcan the fir»l I lie law |.a»ul la< winter eieatlnK. 1 the laM 'fir Ihianl nf Tax K>|UaUut<on I. Awembly hailed w ith juy b}- the l2.<IOOUX|«}-en hr candi-1 "f Millville, w ho, although the boani ■ket, and j amunistlie find to feel The beneficial tlie can-1 eflecta of It* work. In Millville tbe irty at the | l»x rale ha. been 12.10, bill llil* year the rale will drop another 10 How thl* wa* brbiiKbl aUnit eat lie related In word* of former Mayor TTioma* W. Whitaker, of thl* •lly, who I* a memtier of the t'amberounly Hoard of Tax I orninl*-

I lane* of Dcdan City, and , ofierate and malnulti

'“U

The Latest Effects in SUMMER

FOOTWEAR

at

MRS. FISHER WINS WALK MAY HAVE OYER MRS. KOCH TO BE WIDENED

| in have at Ui« by the chalru

Alt* public

Jury Decides That Antomobile Subject is Being Discussed is Owned by Wm. R. by Some of City’s _ Koch, Officials.

; If Ocean City continue* Rtowlna In during tbe la*t two aea*un*. the board- ; walk. In the opinion of many, ahoujd bewklened a dlalanre of neveral feet ( between Seventh and Tenth atieeta, 1 here the travel la Hie greateat In tbe

veilings.

MAHAN SHOE COMPANYl

756 *\sbury Avenue t-

NOT CHEftPEST, BUT LEAST EXPENSIVE

won 111 her ault again*! Mm. Kllxabeth Koch, w Ife of William It. Koch. A few week* ago Mm. Klaber wa. given a verdict for damage* aga|f>*t Mr. Ko<-h. whose family had occupied

her collage last w Inter.

In order to secure the money w hlcb the jury decided abe wa* entitled lo.

Mr*. Kl.ber ached an aulomoblle *up-1 'ZmJZlelZZ |iu*ed to he the property of Mr. Koch ^ ^ h , be crowd& Mm. Koch claimed tbe auto a* her fr)eIld , w||1 „ brought suit to recover. ^ on tbe ^ whe|| there ' “•* Uf ‘' ,e are wveral aulh ,-irt.e- congeation

u.h and a jury Krtd.yafler-, uIU

The jury wa* composed of Tllfre |lBll M , me dlar-uaslon steuer. foreman;H H. H ite*. iniongcttyomctB|liM |o |hc , dvto . niphel!,1 Hnl. Hreckley. John bimj . of upKuilng the pUlform around id aud K red 1 ontlere. I the city pavilion. Thl* will help very >e w lines* «Uu , r ! mnch, bat. In addition, the extension Koch swore fall, tbe w>lk t | le w ,„are* men- — property o I* tloned above would prove most satl*-

Kocb, and a receipted bill, In Mm. | Kocb'* name from tbe Wlnton

roperty a

both Mr.

' factory.

pany. v

PLUMBING, HEATING, ROOFING JS. B.

652 and 654 Asbury Ave., - Ocean City, N. J.

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*k*L EBTATe: AND (SKt>BLANCK. N. C. Clelland BEAL ESTATE BROKER : :

Wipromd Property tor Kent Hair or Klerrnlti Hi. anO Asbury Arc. Samuel Schurch - - REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE 151 htarj in., Oeeu Cltj, I. J. Uaiam* esd H.«t.lln* Housss tor rsnl. ■ siKoma aud unlmprorsd pcopertlu^fclf C. l_. LAKE ...REAL ESTATE AGENT...

Money for_Mortgages.. JORDAN MATHEWS

PHILADE1J-HIA

MODERN PLUMBING AND HEATING ALLOW AY M. SMITH & CO. I Successor* lo H. A. W. Smith' 811 ASBURY AVENUE. - OCEAN CITY, N. J. —- S* TKI.UPHONIJ, *3 v.

w. L. BERRY, Manufacturing Jeweler, . NO. ai SOUTH SECOND ST.. •■hiiHdeipbiu, i-». kepalrl&i aapeeiany.

SEASHORE FURNITURE ^ of Krsry UeacnpUOD at Gallaqher's 43 s. stcoNo smerr - P*

DAVID MUIR, JR.,

Tin,-»-ailfl*Sia8-lloi[iD5,:”

405 Wesltj henue.

loawell, representing Mr*. Klaher, then flashed a certificate from the Rale Department show lug that Koch, lu making the required registration, had sworn that he was the The jury retired to the parlor of tbe Ninth street lire bou*c. After a deliberation lasting some time, tbe jury returned to Squire Rush'* office and gave a verdict in favor of Mr*. Klaher. Herbert Voorhees. representing Koch, after saying that he could not see how the jury reached such a de-

cision, remarked:

-“Thusended tbe first chapter.” Meanwhile, Kocb "produced tbe long green." a* Squire Rush would

y, and paid the costs.

BUILDING PERMITS

Mayor t'liamplon has issued order* to Chief of Koike Scull to have the police visit every buildiug operation in thl* city and ascertain whether the contractor ha* taken out a building * The Mayor ha* told Cblaf Scull to secure a copy of the city'* buildiug

urdiii*iiceYor himself and each of tba. 1

men under him, and for all to read It. When the police visit a building operation and discover that the con--tor ha* no permit, they will report Mayor Champion, who will *‘

work Instanter.

Iayor Champion la determined I there shall be.no further rtolatiom

- ‘ "*■ ce in

CORRUGATED IRON WORK FURNACES AND RANGES,

OcBsn City N J tiw *j u| ' diD B o " rd,,i * ,,e *^ n,h,,,c ' ,y '

CLOTHING STOLEN

Repair* of every description for allimake* of Furnaces atidlRange*. Number of Tbefta Darina the I Repairing done promptly. Stocky chimneys I Few Kisbts. cured or no charge Shop In rear. Thieve* have been bu*v stripping

— clotheslines In thl* city during tlie

i last few nights. Clothing apparel lias ! been taken lu large quantities, aud tbe

losers are highly Indignant.

They blame some colored men who

DO YOU INTEND

Building ^Remodelling ® * Among those wlm have thus far T f so it will pav yon to look after I ported their loae* are Rev. M r. Grove*, oJmSmf'Sr-*.. Tht- is tiit &«•€,..-ms. *• ««-«*** most important work in the house, j if the health of Uie family is to be i 0 , considered. , , , i It'* dignified aud give* you a dell-

«»£«' » o.« „„ the Board of HeaUh | home at

LAKE REUNION

The Cake Amity held a reunion at l‘lea*autvllle Thursday, which wa* • ell attended. Much Interest wa* ihown lu the maUeredlacuMed, which related to the aflalre of the family. reunloh wa* held In tbe M. K. Church In KleasauivUie, and cession* held In the morning and afternoon. There were probably seventyfive member* of the family present. Dinner wa* served at fifty cents per plate, tbe proceed* being for the bene-

fit of the church.

e who went over_ from this city William Lake. Mrs. Florence tillbert. Mis* Bailie Lake, Mrs. Mark I,ake, Mrs. K R. I-ake, Clarence Lake, Mrs. Harriet Lake, Mr*. A. K. Miluer, Rev. B. W. Ijike aud wife, Mr. and r» Frank K. Champion, John W. Bmllii and Arthur Adams. The latter

redone of the speakers

TO IMPROVE COTTAGE C. J. DuMec Will Probabl* Balia K J. DuMee, ol Philadelphia, mil make a number of additions and alterallon* to hi* cottage, on Blmpaun I, below First street. Tlie work will be started next week by Kiigllsh,

ibnson and Btcclman.

It Is the luteutlon of Mr. DuMee to occupy this collage next season, but after that be will, tu all probability, build a handsome cottage lu tbe lower section of tbe city. He owns laud near Tblrteeoth and Uie bay and also wr Klghteeuth and Central avenue. CLOSED FOR SEASON

The summer school for teachers and younger members of tbe Christian Brother* has just closed It* find full season. Tbe school, which is Thlrty-aecoud street, had a total rollmeut of 100 during tbe month* of July and August. A regular chaplain la one of the I-a Salle College faculty, aud tbe acbool Is also a religious retreat for Catholic* of

of the order.

rule*, which ni

> the testing pipe*, the

proper aetting of closets, etc., etc.. was

done by the undersigned.

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649 Asbury Ave

j HARRY HEADLY, Real Eatate Operator, Ninth and Asbury avenne, next to fire houae who

| will ahow you tbe very beat way and i some of the greatest bargains to be

s j found here 011 tbe easiest terms. - Ocean City, N. J. I Khone connection.

JOHN R- GROVES,

tbah one ward or ■er of delegate* to 11 district I* entitled ilnatlug convention ic first day of July if the county oom-

ofilcer* who are voted general election by the •Ingle ward or township d on Boptember 2.»tli, by •le of tlie voter* of Dial

ward or township without tbe intcr--entton of delegates or conveutkm*. fn preparing the petition* thl* year here must be leu slguere for eachelrclou district. Thl* I* a radical change from last year's law, which required only ten signers from each ward or •hip. The signer* mu*t be qualified voters of the'electloii district. Ki treme care mqst be exerclued In till' because. If a voter signs a petition and In another district, although he may be from\thc same ward. It In-

alldate* the whaje petition.

Also In the election of delegates h lomluatlng convention* the delegate* re elected by districts, Instead of by raid*, as they were last year, in order o elect the entire delegalluu from any raid to a nominating convention It iccessary to have a plurality of the Republican vote* cast In every election district In Dial ward. If-a plurality uf

obtaiued iu any election

district, It means that the delegate*

from that election district

matter how big tbe majority may be

n the total vote of tbe ward.

On September 2.'>lh each Republican oter requests the Republican ticket of tbe Hoard of Election and Registry. He then receives tbe official Republl ballot, which betakes with’him Ic the voting booth. The candidates of factions of the party, first, for dc legates to the various conventions

for ward and towpshl)

officer*, will appear on thlaballoL The voter mu*t era*e every name of candidate for delegate to a conve Don and of a candidate for a ward •blp officer whom be does n wish to vote for by drawing a Hi through the name with a lead pencil

tbe booth. AH names

that lie desires lo vole for are left unscratched. If a ticket I* voted withscratching olf the names of the faction that you are uppoalDg, your

:et will not coonL

fter the names have been *cratrhed the Ucket should he deiuslled in

the ballot-box.

Any member of the board of reg-

istry and election; or

Tbe two challengers appointed by e chairman of the ouumy committee each party fur that election district: Auy person w hose name I* printed 1-the official primary ballot—that Is, every candidate for delegate or office, may challenge tbe vote of any one w bo be believes Is ofleriug to vote ll Ucket of one party w ben he heliev the person In question to be a memb tbe other party. Tlie (tarty challenged. on this ground will t mlued lo vote If he makes oatl be voted for a majority of tbe dates of that party at the last electkni which be voted, and that he intend* Uveaftaiil thqcaudldate* of that party

at thl* elecUon^.

Tbe candidates for delegates and ce whose namgs appear upon the baltl and the challenger* appointed by

the chairman of the county committee

may be present Inside tbe railed

closure while the votes cast at tbe

primary are being cast and counted, person elected aa delegate to

convention dies before the convention,

ritiug, add rased to tbe chair-

man of the convention, declines to act aa delegate, his place as such delegate shall be filled by a majority vote of the other delegates selected from that

election district. AH peUUoos 1...

fore September IS.

Whitaker said:

"Millville has for year* been paying iiore county tax than shcjuntly *hould cave paid. Of all the districts In umberland l ounty, Deerfield and Millville were the highest. The aver- > assessment throughout Uie county s 1H per cent., w hile Millville ha* -n averaging 74 per cent. Tn Vineland tbe average wa* fiO, Landl* township 4U, but tn these l« 'wushlpc tbe tax rale was placed

“Tills year, when

■esc two places turned In their booki 1 the tax commissioner*, there wa* 1 ecrease of per cenL Tlie board a* angry, and Intormed the assessor* Out they would be compelled to allow in increase of 40 per cent, tbl* year. again, aud now Landl* township Vineland township show Increase* of 425.000 and MOUO00, respecUvely, ■early a million dollora more. “The same condition* of affaire exist’d In other j>art* of the county, only in imallcr extent, aud it la tbla work of rev la km that the tax commissioner* iolng. The commi"*loners ■ simply equallrlng the taxes of t bole county, so that every taxpayer ahall pay alike, and uet

e than another,

riven with the decrease of the tax lu Millville; Die assessors' books for tbe present year show ai of 911k),000 In Millville alone.

>y a majortt; 9S selected fn ust be filld o

X.

imes McKinney, of Philadelphia, purchased.!he two-and-a-half story cottage at'Fifth and Anbury avenue ued by Carrell Doughty. Tin owner will Improve the cottage. Tbe eale was made by Mr. Doughty. Mr*. Joliet H. Hildreth, formerly Mrs. Hughes, wlabeJ to announce her Fall Millinery Opening for the first of October; exact data will appear later. 858 Aabnry avenne. Ledger HuUdlug.

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1'it Tm: Bust?*ki.:—We beg hrough your column*, to rise to the occasion and pnbHcly •boulder all censure, and justly deserved criticism. due to neglect or IndlfTerenee on our part In the discharge of all duties of our • nice, and alao call attention to a few farts w hich have aa yet not been alluded to by our worthy ex-oflicio member who, while making assertion* very damaging l*> our part of tba program, falls to state that law-makers are oft line* law-breakers, and tbla la

not tlie exception.

While we do not aeek bouquets by publicly denouncing our authoritative , body, we w i»b It understood that were the contractor* of our Counrilmanlc body aa ready to abide by tlie strict ruling ol Uie building ordinance aa they are to jump the inspector, and mid set the example, there would be le** excuses/or those In tbe opposition line, and much less cause lor “vumlng" the same. Tlie Mayor, In his official dictate* on louday night, stated that It was Impossible for him to know who doe* and who doe* not take out permits. Thl* statement alone proves one fact, via , that were be fully as well up on tlie actual state of affairs as he I* on jumping, be would not have made

—ich an assertion.

A mailer of record at the Clerk's ufih'e. passed by Council at each monthly meeting, shows the building ln*|iecU>r'* report for tbe preceding month, with all (icnnlu granted and tbe same, accompanied by iverlng the amount, with tbe usual “received apd filed ” Why does he not search the record there given and see w hereto tbe enforcement of Uie permit ordlnanee la contaminated with favoritism? It I* true that hi* duties are numeri* aud the Ume consumed In each

ork 1* valuable.

It Is very true '.hat a proper fulfilltent of the office of buildiug Inspector would require, under existing circumstance*, uot only an Inspector, bat a corp* of detectives constantly on tbe alert, a* uo one man could keep In touch with our progressive builders. He should be a salaried official with sufficient remuneration lo support

LOST THEIR BABY Their mauy friend* will bear w

much sorrow of the severe lose ol

Prof, and Mr* (ieorge M. EIHa. wl

slx-months-old baby, Monford Fay*, p 1 died at 2 o’clock Tnursday morulog. 1 'Death wa* due to a complication of

Tlie baby wa*Mr. and Mr*, first child, aud Its death la felt al

lore by the parents.

Tub Hkntinki. join* with Mr. aud Mrs. Kills' fricjpl* lu extending Its ‘ sympathy in their bereavemeiiL

glory and are far too tioor to dei our euUre time to looking after tt who endeavor to escape tba paltry required for a permit Were the plan* submitted and permit* taken before starting tbe jobs, aa has been the order of some, then we would be In better shape to know what was doing, and more justly enUUed to the criticism rendered. We are ever ready te stand all just deserts and humbly bow to those of higher authority, but tbe fanlta of others are not all oar*. Being a citizen whose all la loraatad right here, we cannot but have a vital Interest In the city's welfhre and advancement, and If for one moment "the (lowers that be” fed that my re.Igiiation aa bulldlpg Inspector wlU add l^he same, I stand ready at a momnlTl notice lo offer tba earn#, and In *0 doing would Uka to suggest, fir»t, that they make a building ordinance that will stand. Beooodly, follow them yonreelf. Then appoint my eocccaaor, who will find blsofflcta!

duties far lean

Yoon truly,

7

C. Smith.

Recent real estate transfer* tu Ocean City, reported In tbe office of t'ounty Clerk Way, are aa follows: Philip E Coleman, Jr., ct ux, to Charles L. H. Wilke. FOOU. Lol«B,Section I). Charles F. Wall et ux lo Frauds U. Riggins, tl. I Sit on Kay Front, 26x185 feet, 25 feet southwest of Eleventh street. harle* F. Wall et ux to Ida F. Dixon. *1. 1 Ait on Hay Front, 26x185 feet, on southwest side of Eleventh

reel.

Wm D.Haruburst et ux to Vaughau laser, tl. Premises uorthrfest side Pleasure avenue, 800 feet south seat of Twelfth street. 120x127-8-10 feet Riparian Commliekmers exterior line; lot 12. ou Plan a of Ray Front Iota; loir. 20, Section K, and lols 125. 186, 188, 8S2, 422, 521, 022, *18, 786 and 884, Section H. , (ieorge F. I'her et ux to Mary ABanihuret. tl. lx>t 41*>, Section R. John R. Kendrick et ux to May Fratanduouo. tllOO. IaA 802, Section D. James C. Scull et ux to William F. Washington, tl. 1*4 SW, Bee. A. Hattie M. RlUer to John Given. 110,000. Prembe* on northwesterly aide Bay avenue 86 11-100 f.et, southwest of Tsellh street .55 25-100 feet. Abo northwest side Uay aveoue 107 21-100 feet southwest of Twelfth street 55 74-100 feet by 100 feet. Ocean City Association to Howard Parry. t'J'i. Ocean frontage and Riparian lariU* lu front of lot 025, Section L. Same to Jacob I). Elsele. 1200. Ocean frontage and Riparian lands tn front of lot V22, Section 1-. Same lo Marr H. Slim. 1200. Ocean frontage Riparian land* In front of lot 824, Section L. State of New Jereey, . immtsatoner*. to Ocean City A lion. $760. Four strips of riparian lands under Atlantic Ocean between Fifty-first and Fifty-eighth street*.

AH kind* of Optical and Jewelry Repairing. AH broken lenses replaced without your prescription, by brlog-

B ig us the pieces. Smoked glasses lo

■It your eyes. W. Warden, the Ey- ' 'pedal 1st, 7X1 Aabnry aveune.

Letter to Somers Cameron Ocemm City. At. I. Dear Sir : We shall teJ obliged to you tf you write u* bow /ou cam e-out ou your firjt few jobs Devoe, as to allons expected and used. Take Job A. You make your price, expecting lo use 26 gallons Devoe, and used IS. Job H. You expected to ace ■td lu. Aud tell us what (stint you bad used before. Of oourae, you Judge Devoe by what you have *ed before. Here's bow a few came-ouL M. A. Thomas, painter, Lynchburg, Ya., writes: My first job with Devon, 1 estimated 37 gallons: It to* 25. Since ien I have used nothing elan. C. H. Edwards, Raleigh, N. C., bad used si gallons paste paint on hla liounr, and bought SO galloae Devoe; E. Uleun, hi* painter, said it wouldn't be enough. HadiSgalioo*

ft.

Mayor W. W. Carroll, Mooticello, Florida, wrilca: Painter estimated SS gallon* for my houae; took 9D gallons ■evoe. e Gilmore ft Davt* Co.. WiKtractors and (winters, Tallahassee, Florida, say 2 gallon* Devoe spreads aa far aa 8 of ay other |ialnt they know, and eovs better. S. A. Bullard, painter, Hanford,— Florida, estimated 50 gallons for Odd Fellow* and Masonic Halls; they took 28 Devoe Jones ft Roger*, Merkel, Texas, estimated 10 gallon* Devoe for Mr PTett’a house aud bought 5 galloon for first ■at; It painted two coals. Erb-Spnngall Co, San Antonio, for D. J. Wood word, one lead-and-oil. tbe other Devoe. Devoe cost leas for pelnt and labor. Tom Maaey’* painter, Walnut Springs, Texas, estimated for his houae 10 gallon* Devoe; be bad 4 left. You ace bow it goes. Even tbe bert painters can’t guess little enough at first. lour* truly, F. W. Rxvoa ft Co., 9 New York. P. 8.—R. Howard Thom ssile oat palnL