OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

\ Ol,. XA VII.

OCEAN CITY. N. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 20, 190(5

OceanCity Sentinel M ORGAN hand. - —— - Attorney and

COUNSELLOR AT LAW.

OCEAN CITV. N. J. | l

v' -Br- j NotArj R CURTIS ROBINSON ‘O*-!-'-’ Ed^^ndPropn.^ | JONATHAN HAND r J i .oo Per Year. Slriclly in Advance | CJoun*.«;| lor - at-

B T. AHHOTT. M. D.. ■'hjoician aud MurKron. OFFICE -Coraer Ceolnl ud Elglitt SlrteL

ii.50 *1 End •>' Yea

■ TY DIRECTORY. ..«t opl ICIAI S

•'APE MAY COURT HOU8E. N. J ||ARR|§OS H YOOKHEICS

J. C. HUTCHINSON. M. D

lloiKwoputbiMt

N'6^HM4 OoOitn Avmiiif«-. N I(OWARU BURT, M. D.

809 Wesley Avenue

We Wish You

^ 0 Merry Christmas

'*%•»»» »»»»»■*

COUNCIL HOLDS LP PAYMENT IMPORTANT LAND SLIT OF COUNTY TAX BY CITY WON BY D. P. CRESSWELL

SUDDEN DEATH OF SAMUEL YEO

Prominent Summer Resident of This City Stricken in His

Philadelphia Office.

II l> tfieuda In tbA Hly or re .liorke lo read la Ihr PbiTadelphia

. »uwi mipjTVtajn-^VarTrti^a'.k^lro. j U Hm.j deaaa. »s para i k <ra ?S':!l avv offices"* ‘ T 1 ' ••• .-.EM—a..: Apgar & Boswell,

A^VKlaSSfMsTKM'i

'.r LAW offices j., U w m. J Godfrey & Godfrey,

ATLANTIC CITV. N. J.

JAMES M. E. HILDRETH.

' Counsellor-at-Eiw

j N. GR1SCOM, M. D. El'oHTH Wl CCDW EH LEY aVK. £)K. CHARLES B. RIDER

809 Central Avenue

Committee Appointed to Ge* Opinion from th, Solic- COLLECTOR HEARS itor, Judge Thompson. FROM tax board

L avv offices of Herbert R. Voorhees,

SHOEMAKER’S

STORAGE x,^:rs.?sr'-~ HOUSE

Itilh and %Yeat Ave.,

wnaJSKsrGH <1,.,... <n,. \. a. *na D dar-a.»./ri™ a A „ |NMwn , h.vlna Kumllure or any

I kiu.l of Meri'bandlae lo be Homl «ill

, * vg money by Kolo K lo ll.e

Shoemaker Storage House

XMAS GIFTS I’rrliimen. < lolha-M Rrn*li<‘«, i Hal Itruohra.llalr Itriialiek Toilet Water. A new anp|>l> of every tiling Toe \in .» BOURSE PHARMACY RALPH L. GOFF, CIVIL ENGINEER.

StiRVEY0R,

CORVEYANfER NINTH AND CENTRAL AVENUE, OCEAN CITY. N. J. HARRY H. RICE, REUISTEKED AKCMITECT a W

64« Hiiddon

CollIngMwuuUa''- - • IN. J.

pro|*rty In oilier laxinR dtatrlet* of ('ape May Coauty had been beard by i ounrllon Monday evening, <'otiucllman Headley moved that the city collector and oily trea-orer be In•Irueled not to pay any county tax until tbeae ollli'lala had lieard from Cooueil. Thia motion aaa carried. Alao, t'ouncilmau Headley moved that Mr EuKltah'a re|a,rt be laid over until City Solieltui

been .

.011 In It

I'ice h

r. Thf

.. W. ;

1 tied.

Told Not to Accept Money Now from Those Who Appealed.

LOCAL CHURCHES WELL ATTENDED Good Sermons Preached and Excellent Music Furnished

by the Choirs.

»ur city I.

• 'ha pie

SEASHORE FURNITURE

•y DMcrtpUon at

Gallagher’s *3 S. SECOND STREET • p

; NOT CHEAPEST, BUT LEASJ EXPENS[VE J

PLUMBING,

OUR

HEATING,

1 Harry L. Smith aue- Rivea the'laX|ayi geated that If the city la to bring legal of December In

ppeal.

loved thft Mr. Kngllab The aame aecl

Judge Thompaou’lb* next u III February lat follou log aucb day and get bla advice. Thia waa |appeal In which to report the judgagrceil lo. | menl ao rendered lo the -ollector of Mayor t'bampion exprea«ed the the reapertlve taxing dlatrlct. • Uioughl that II would be wlae to agyid j You will. Iherefure, not accept |>aya committee from I'ouucll with Mr. | meut of taxea from any peraou named Kngllali. 100 aald Hat until yotr have received Councilman 11 I.. Smith aald the from tbla board the copy of judgment auggeotlon waa good, and It waa em- ao tendered In tbelr particular caae. bfedied in hts motion. | It la to be hoped that aald coplea will ll wa« decided lo aend C'ounull'a be retdy to aeud lo you lo Ibe courae Commilee on Law and Legialatlon. of a couple of weeka'lime. Till* committee b> made up of Mewra. | Youra very truly, Sleelmau. Hampaon aud H. A. \V.! Jonathan HaNP. Smith- They went over to Atlantic! Secretary. <‘ily on Tueaday morning to aee Judge There were£l apjieala In the Find rtiompaon. ] Ward and 55 In the Second Ward of

When tbe committee reached (,'lty tbla Qtty. Solicitor Thompaou’a oftlce. It waa

found that be bad gope out of town !”>"«• It alao carries the on an early morning train. Tlie com- : riparian right. The Inmlttec mtueated the gentleman in the >>de block and cottage, office to aak the Judge lo give an reputed to be worth opinion aa quickly aa poaalble. j *' ’“ri tM.MJU. exdualve Mr. Eugliab'a re|>ort la a* follow a : j of the front and bath

December 17, 1U06 i bouaea )

To the Honorable Council. I King EaUte. 40,500

Ocean,City,*N. J. ! Note.-The King e.(•entlemeu: jute locludea a cottage Your apedal committee appointed . overlooking * the Ocean by re-olutlon of Couqfil, Decembers, iloulevard and . eatigale tha ' —*-•**

d on Sunday laai. The mu ;o have been very good in • the bouaea of worvhlp. aud tlie aen latructive. Helow w ill be I p< rtloua ol aome of Ibe aermoua: if 1906. The mortilug >ermou In Holy Tl ■uday waa on "•■fiiiaier

I Cor. 4; 1-2: “Let a m

account of ua aa mlulalcn ol C and^rtew arda of the myaterlea of board Vlordover. It la required ol ale»

u be found failbful.” •k aald In part: “It

peeled that men will uke account of tboae w bo are qver them In the Lord. The poeltlon la one of observation and if friendly crtlldam—not of fault-nud-lug, querulouk complaining. The ihlp of clergy and laity alike

■He

judgeth me !■ the laird ’ Aud yet the people abonM realize aome the dutlea and reapoualbilltlee ate ward, of the myaterlea ol Tbe epraker then referred to the ordinal, requeatlug tbe congregation to follow blm. In tbe prayer book Tbe charge to tbe candidate waa read, and the eeveral promlaebleb are aolemuly made by eicb peraon to be ordained. The aervlce cloned with a conalderation of tbe bonormblemeaning of faltbeaa—a fidelity which endure, to tbe end of life, when thy croaa la exchanged for a crown.

ROOFING

5S. 13. COIVV13K 652 and 654 Asbury Ave., - Ocean City, N. J.

SBCKbT SOCItTIHA.

w. Mil atrwl. K. Howard ^ Ik,'

I'adpewday ..rn|u,i 1a K. ol^d' nail. imelon Camp, Mo. TL P. UMJ. uurisol., Heeratal >'. ■Walla Coaaell, No. *U. H. oft'-.mieu Motida> alaap at TJU. ID K. o( P. Halt CHURCH SOCIETIES.

MODERN PLUMBING AND HEATING ALLOW AY M. SMITH &-C0. - , Successor* to M. A. W. Smith) 81! ASBURV-AVENUE, - OCEAN CITY. N. J. TELEPHONE. AAV.

-adlaa’ Auilllar} aoelely maaU Brat a L.C vftatim;*“re-leSiid.nl. Hr.. *—aaurar. Mrs. ^WUUam_K. ^

aacTaCarr. Hr-. A. n. Kaoek: racordlu* / H. Mllu.r; traaaurar. Hra. I. \ KiaaT Bamar cncaca. Udlaa' Aid maata Brat Thurada} alteroooi wTSacD moDlb. Mra. M. H. Adama, ptaaldeol ■ - —nitbAaeratarr. Hlaa Uraea Car

N. C. GODFREY’S Business House. 651 Isburj heuue, Spring of 1906,

menl of

taxes in tbe various taxing districts In Ibe County of Cape May, beg leave to submit tbe following:— In Cape May City the aaaeasmenta along tbe ocean front appear to be extremely low as compared with prevailing value* In that locality. In West Cape May there is apparent the usual diversity of aaaeasmenta, as compared with values, that ta always to be found In an Investigation of this kind Your committee found nothing worthy of special comment. Wildwood preaeuts two very notice- ‘ able Instances of decided contrast between the assessments aud tbe actual values. Tbeae are in the cawea of tbe ■ Wildwood I’ler and tbe ocean front Thcdetalled iiiformattou will be found In Ibe detailed statement attached. On tbe lower end of Seven Mile Itesch there la a piece of land aaaeaaed j lor *17,250 00. for which tbe claim la made It would bring, beyond all doubt, I not leas than *60 000.00 T^e blanket a-aeaamenl of tbe nap* ; Cape May tract at East Cape Hay iir contrary -to the requirement of tb« . new law, which requires that, w here a piece of ground Is plotted, It shall b« assessed by individual lot* Attached hereto Is statement In de tall of the committee's findings. B. EKOMkll.

rights for a strip of (round about a SI feet

front.)

XVRHT CAPE MSV V. Wilburbam. 5 Dr. Stephen., 2 Llbarlea Wllllta, 1 E M. 1'btlllpa. 2 J. W. Eldredge, 2 Thomas Eldredge. Jr. 1. qgrtLliwodl) Wildwood I’ler. 50 (Note.—Tbla doea not ■uclnde tbe ground. Coat of pier, *125,000.) Baker Bros., ocean front. Block 28. ' 7

8F>ECTS ark oood.

:::lF>tTune of House Furnishings: mfeoLOTEKIKa IS A PROFESSION, .od 1 have one of tbe beat. People know it eure, a* tbe work I* rualilug In.

PROTECTIVE PLUMBING

Don’t overlook tlie 6ct th« good '

1.1 pilin' nr it jlie tno« exscntial poin: h-r -L-m home bunding. The ba th of yi

fc '* f - s:.d self nur depend on the pro. ^ ■ g‘ u ion of your home *nd the q-'i-ra of ibe

. n\n

ment Value. New Cape^May Co.Tract, Including new Cape May Hotel, now In courae of constai£^ tlon, *1,000,000 Stockton Hotel, 150,000 (Note.—Tbe ground on w bleb tbe hotel l* erected is conmrvatlvely valued at *150,000 and upwards.) f Lafayette Hotel, 45,000 55,000 ColonlaTHptel. 28,000 40,000 Star Villa,' ' “ 29,000 29,000 Bullitt Estate, 29,500 80 000 (Note.—This I* a block of beach front, and Includes bath bouse* and

It la

rlparuntrigbt aald by m-al r

-J \ Idarflmf ferri'-in C-emtlcdphmbuqfx- (

ZZpy’ZZ? n

r W :

J// 'ISl ...W- •

r - p.: . ..cum equal atteanca and [rompt service. N ^

JOHN R* OHOVES I

, 41. A,b U .-y A'.-au. OC^CK^J^

men lo be one of the moat -aloable block* In Cape May. The owners refused *50,000 recently, and It Is declared It would be cheap at (65,000 )

Miss Kutgbl, 48,000 75 000

(Now.-This is a block

of beach front that lo-

cludea Atlantic Terrace,

on w hich are erected seven

(7) cottage* and a number of bath bouaea oo tbe

•• 88. 18. ^(Note.—Tbe above embrapw everything between Atlantic avenue and tbe line of blgtF'_ Tbe distance belie line of Allanueaod tbeboardi approximately Kach block I. ax feet W kit. Tbe Baker Broa. are reputed to have refoaed an oiler of *500 - for tbla land.) , Dayb-u Hotel. 10 Sbeldou Hotel.- 19

Inside lota, Tbe Bourse, Pacilic Hotel,

(Note.—Tbla pro|ierty sold .within four years for *8500, aud baa since sold for *12,000 )

Starr Estate,

(Note.—Tbla property locludea 15 iota which are

Ruric Hotel, 11.950. 16 000 Bright. 8,100 9,500 •im'l ilouae, 7,850* 18,500

*800 (1.000

6.800 • 1

5,400 12.000

Inside lota, 800 Several tnataoces of alleged unequal aaeaamenta In Cape May Court House

re cited In tbe report.

The I

I chur

! well

n Monday afl!

death •>( riamuel Yen at bla home. I-vil Frankfoni avenue. Mr Yen's $)e*th occurred at 6 30 •.'clock on Monday evening. He was or year* of age. id ill*. Ye<i*ere visitor* litre Friday last, remaining ontll Satut-

gueata of tbe tiar-

wuod. Mr. Yeo appeared to be in good health, and be waa lo One spirit-.

Hundreds of Acres Of Alleged He owned a handsome cottage on Unrestricted Land Near ««Jey .venue, .•»'».J'aurtb street. ’

By reaaon of bla kindly manners be

Corson’s Inlet. msde many friends In Ibts city. Tlie Court of Krrora and Appeals, a v «° **■ f >‘f many year, eu-

few day. ago. made a decision w h kaged In ibe law blank and •dalionery eflect may be somewhat far reacbiu* , " l ’' lnr *“ *' ,11;i Waluul Mrrct and 28 The decision waa given In the matter I - Nor, h Tblrteentb street. He was a of tlie ownership of 894 acres Isnd n “' olUCT ° r ‘ h * Masonic fraln tbe vicinity of Finv-elgbtb .trcct, terulty aud IdentlBed with many other In Hus city, which are said to not he ■‘"'rtlc. IJe wa. aim a member of under tbe reatncUon* applying to .11 'be twenty inventb class of tbe Centlie other land in Ocean City. Tbeae lr " 1 Hl * h Soho ° 1 ' Bblladelpbla. He I" restriction, relate to lirenaed aa loons *•* prominently kteoUtled wtttimauy

of dance hall*, etc. building association*.

"" In 1W7. John O. dandy. David 1’. Tbe riK.vnSKL I. In receipt of the >«« ( resawell andi harlead. Miller agreed r 'Howlng from a I’hlladelphla Inend: to purchase /rum Mra Martha Ann Mr. Samuel Yao, of tbe Orm ol Ye.

landy a atrip of ground nintalnlug

• city. In the vkdully reel They paid *10 gnlng tbe agreement

i 1890, b

end of h** P l,c * °f bualoea* on Mouday afler-

Fifty-eighlb ■ ,,d d,ed * l 11 '* b ““» »• t Hie lime of Monday evening. He waa 67 years

old and apparently bad been In prime Hie Ocean City j condition.

Association purchared the paper title ■** *''■ d “ ,h *• » •'“ek and lo Ibe properly, although Hie aaaocla- * rlcf ““‘T *" family, to which Host wa. not known, at the time, to •>* »»* *re«lly etidBared, but to a have figured In the deal. Later, suit l,r * e clrcto of friend, aud buslnc** wm> instituted by Mra. Martha Auu acquaintance* He leave* a widow, CMndy to recover Hie property against f° ur * , P* • nd ■ daughter. Ha bad

the paper title. Tbe opinion handed k,,0 ’ ,n °«* D *• “Peek's Beach' down by VlceChaucellor Urey Showed ,or "early llfty years, going there that Martha Ann Candy was cmitlrd * b eu ll was a wllderuees, aud often tu tbe owneretilp of tbe property by rel * ,, "K many of hts experkruen* when reason of tbe fact that .be bad been Parirer Miller and wife were the only

•of for more than feeWent*. Mr. Yao. a faw year* ago.

preaented a visitor's handsome record-

Ocean City AMoclatloii lo Lnglue Company No. 2, and made title and pul It on record, blank hooka for the clerk'sofflce and tax 'resaw el I bad a quit-claim ° mce 0 fy»“f clly He wa. very much lartba Ann Candy, but II ■''•died to Ocean I3ty. not only as a i recorded, awaiting a de- “"mmer resident, but visited It suit, t'esar*. Candy and during tbe balance of tbe Miller were named In tbl. deed. John ymr. _

Caady a interest In the I -nd Ibe association about this

b d

The subject of Rev H. T. Casselberry’s sermon In tbe First: Presbyterian Church on .Sunday morning • "Forerunner*." His text was

m Luke. 1:49-50. .

iVe wish to think and speak today about forerunner* aa a preparation it* Christmas Day," aald Mr Casselberry tbe very beginning there ba* been given to man a aeries of propbebose rays focus on Jesus aa tbe Mraalah. In a senae, John tbe Baptist wa* tbe forerunner of Christ, because Introduced Him to bis ministry, but He was spoken of lu many and suge aud various ways at Interval* •ring 4,000 year* Home of tbe messengers were king*, some wer peasants, some learned, aome Ignorant

priests, aome laymen,

A. Higgona, w ho was. at ’‘ r ° , X»«*«ra.l»ea •• Caa■•"tur of the Find I’reaby- noa* Mia Waek. bln this city, purchased ,u f* 1 * annual report to Covernor Charles O. Miller's lutered In tbe Slo**.. Joat submitted. Prof Jobu B. be Ocean City Association Smith, who. It I. believed, knows brought suitqgalnat the ralulater and m"™ about tbe mosquito than any ■ have tbe latter's quit- °(ber man in tbe oountry, admfta that •moved from record the enemy vanquished blm last sumasked that Martha Ann u> * r ' • ,ld 'bat moa|ultoea ware brad blm a proper conveyance. “ " h •‘"‘•log rapidity because of tbe st when tire Ocean City '■""Htmed wet weather early In tbe Association pun-ha cd John Candy's ■wa-jfi Tbe mosquito exterminator, bonght a new deed from however, declares tbat be la prepared Martb. Ann Candy. Use minister and ,1 * hl «b* pasta In every direction In llilereats were Included.- Ibe limit tbat tbe State lias provided ucellor Beigen. In IBUi. fund* for that purpoae *e favoring Cnroiwell and Every summer, the profsaww say* In Higgona bis report, has pacuttar cln^Btic eooi t.'ffy AaaoclatlonTnok .be ditlon*. and tbe summer <■/1WM had Court of Krrora and Ap- "• »«“ P^BarUy- Fqflowlni bis court gave an opinion "■■•mal spring aud early Vice chancellor Bergen's » stretch of aimua

All I

tbe First M. K Church next (Sunday morning. There will be apedal music the cimir. Dr Gamble'* subject tbe morning krill be. "Tbe First Advent " The pastor's subject In tbe evening will be, “God'a Cleat CM to

Man." -

. Order you

teaches ua Hist Ood reveals Himself to tbe waiting heart, no matter wbo or wbal tbe outward condition may be. Now, running parallel with tbeae prophecies for thousand* of years, the people had been ex pet ting t In. Peraon Kajiedally wa* ttil* true of Israel, and >. wheu tbe Holy Cboat fell upon Mdry. »be rejoiced In tbe fulfillment aa to u*. we may learn a fare Christmas In tbe words of ipokeu by many learn tbat Mary w as cboaen of Cod to exalt womanhood and motherhood. The exalted and glorified and purifled la wdinauhood aud motherhood, the powerful, the stronger and the nobler 1* Ibe manhood of any people Weak and silly women are likely to h|v» children like tbemaeh "We learn Dial Chrlstmi time for giving thank* lo Ood for HI* goodness and mercy. "He tbat Is mighty has done great thing* ' Soknrbas said tbat praise Is Hie rent wt ■; but If we are going to praise God, ja be sure to have His spirit, for all tbe singers wbo sang at tbe birth of Christ were 'lilleo with Hie Holy Cboat.' When Bexaleel was tilled by Hie ■pint, be put Into bis gold and atlver tbe thought* of Cod; and an may we be Oiled with tbe spirit of Cod that at s time we may praise Him Again, let■o* learn bo* Ood keeps Ills word. Four tbouaakid yearn long time, but let uL not get oor ode of counting Urn* mixed wl

Cud's method.

"In closing, let us learn tbat Jes 1 'brlst come* to every waiting heart, i Every Jewlab mother had hopes of being tbe mother of tbe Messiah, and every woman wbo bald Ibis hope was Ibe better tpr bolding it, and ao every heart will be tbe better for tbla expectant attitude, awaiting Hie coming -at Christmas time. Ksmember Hu

DEATH TO MOSQUITOES

well.

if Apgar A Boswell, -ultry, oppressive and Ibgti lempe - - lure, maklqg favors! ———-

breeding oftb

favorable4anther for tbe

quick breeding of tbe com moo bouse

KEPT MARRIAGE SECRET u, ‘- - l u " 0 - "bleb Is termed by Uic pro-

fession qplex plpieo*.

ara The cantata, -'Santa’s Surprise etter a.klng parental forgiveness wU | ^ greeu lbe Fim j.;

waa tbe first new. received by Mr. church on Monday evening next

Mr* A C. Urtacom, of Atlantic under tbe direction of Mb* Crete

L'lty, of Hie marriage of tbelr *ou, ci.mble and H. H. Lake. All of tboae Ralph Crlacom, lo Mia* LeolaTorner. K bo are to take part have been given

Woodbury, which took place last careful training, and tbe whole prom-

“»> The young bridegroom la now |MS lo n. very eutertmlulug. The InToledo.Oblo, in the employ of *o muric will be uuu*u*lly good. Silver ■ ulomobile matiofacturlngfirm, where offering *t tbe door to raise funds for it has been for three months the Christmas treat etc. Doors open

No detail* of the wedding were given a t 7; exercise* begin at 7.80.' u tbe letter received by the parents of tbe young man, who graduated from U““x »-*cw*B«-s Cioiow Awax.

tlie Atlantic city Hlgt) School, aud Is For the last week, the clerks In tbe wt 20 years old. Tbe bride also kepi local post office have been busy aeod,be secret well jug oat Christmas presents to fhr-

Mr. Crlacom I* a brother of Dr. I. dlstaul point*. Now they are re

N. Crlacom. oftbi. city ce,v ‘ D * P«’ k Wf «o £• «ml to

|ircssed^t>U—pleasure at seeing t uiembera of tbe congregation

prompt attendance.

Dr. Gamble's subject was “Uos flsbne** of Cbrlalltully," taking bis '

from I Corintblaua, 10; 88: “O.),

Hie depth of tbe rldie* both of Hie Messrs. Barnett wen wisdom and knowledge of Cod! bow uiday. < unsearchable are HI* judgments, aud- xnioks *i aswimi**.

HI. way. part finding out.” Mr , nd Mra. M. L. Bcoil. of PhilTbe speaker divided bis discourse .delphta, who own land here, were Into three part* Flret—Cnaelltsb visitor* In Ocean City on tSa'urday /

activity --Not seeking mine own " It was tbelr flret » ' “ prom " or. not riudylng my owned- l

vantage. Hecoud—Working for tbe da y.

good of others. Third—The object of

tbla unsettUb activity, wblcb la tbe salvation of others that they may be “ * dl * n ‘ n *‘ 1 « ,r " » d ' i ‘-

Barnett 11 rot here have begun wort . on an extension to tbair building oi tbe boardwalk. Tke uew bulldiu

o distant

In Ibe evening. Dr Gamble dcltv- borne at

ered a strong aeruiou, In w bleb be mid

of Ibe bad effect* of a number of ilesidi

patent medicines, w bleb, lie said, contained targe quaiitllie* of alcohol.

estate owner makes you a

citizen. Think it over, then ta

HARRY HEADLEY,

W. H. Kirk bride, of Camden, who ««*l Estate Operator, N|ntb end J

oromise lobe with us aod do not let *• lo •*** «“»P>«y Albert Fogg, I. bury avenue, next to fire boom W .. mw era." I , - mufTM. e Sireot. He will similarly Imureve “** *“ from Card In er Bev. Dr. Gamble, In the Flret M. E.] other property owned by Mr. Fogg •- ""

| Church, oo Bunday morning, ax- tbla city.