- OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

\ Ol.. XX VII.

OCEAN CITY. N. J.

THURSDAY, JANLTAKY 31, 1907.

NO 44

OceanCity Sentinel M URGAN hand,

ATTORNEY

CURTIS ROBINSON

irv DIRECTORY.

Jo.. Tliomi

ui iCcrrUkrjr; KicifiTra it

CHURCH SERVICES.

T. ABBOT !, M. D.,

COUNSELLOR AT LAW OFFICE-Comer Ceolnl ud EljbUi Street

THREE DREDGERS READY TO COMPANY BEING FORMED BEGIN WORK IN THE BAY TO BUY YOUNG’S PIER

JONATHAN HANO, doun.ellor. at-1 -a v

X. c. HUTcmiysoiC m * 11 o in a? op Jit hint No. H34 Oloun A veil'

{JARRISON H. VOORHEES , HOWARD BURT, M. D. CounMellori-at-! 809 Wesley Avenue.

Third Machine, an Immense Affair, is Stationed at Foot of Eighth Street—Scenes of Activity Between Here and Somers’ Point—Pennsyl-

vania Railroad Company Awards Contract for Filling in Meadow Land from Eighth to Ninth Streets.

The third drrdKin,

city let.

ACCUSED OF THE THEFT OF BRUSH

Win. Bridgewater Held in

Own Recognizance to

Answer in Court.

If Movement is Successful, Magnificent Improvements Will he Made to Amusement Resorts at Ninth Street and the Boardwalk.

In line with the biz

ind l» 1 d fly 11

v jire|«ired .to

the bay ■

uake t

the

LAW OFFICES Apgar & Boswell,

| N. GRISCOM, M. D. ■ Kl'uHTH 8T. ANKWEbI.KY AVfc

LAW OFFICES Godfj-ey & Godfrey, ATLkNTIC CITY, N. J. J AM ES M. E. HILDR ETH Counselior-at-Law

LAW OFFICES OF Herbert R. Voorhees, "YlrU j-lwDe-AllaollrCIlr. So. 411 I). —' .«•«!. < UJ. No. 4v (i „-. OU r ' SEASHORE FURNITURE Gallaaher’s *3 s. second smcn - •hil#.

£)K. CHARLES B. RIDEH -l>entiMt809 Centra! Avenue

Mentholated Pine

and Tar

Best Remedy tor 0 , ,y . Irt

that Cou£;h. Try it. e<*K.zed

BOURSE PHARMACY

Klzhth »trret, (ireparaUiry . muz the con-triH-tiou of the trulle> bridge. This machine, w hieh l» very big and powerful, was brought up uutride, by Hlsley Bros . the ow ner, from Wildwood. The second dredger arrived III thh city the latter |*rt of last week, am: this one, with Atiel l>. Scull's mud digger. Is ready for work. Th- dredger at Klghth street h known as thr Hill dredging machine Klelzer's dredger w III he placed a'

n the n

Ihgte Wilk be no draw at I L'haiinel -rat tbe present, at le

Before^Justice ol the Peace Friday afteriioon, Wm K on the charge of larceny, Arthur N Taylor.of Phitz< uperty owner on the ghleenth street, and bel

boardwalk, a place to which visitors and resutenta will naturally znivttalr

! roirt durlngthe mmluz icar. eflurla for amusement, re*t and reereallou. 1 are being made by H F. Stauinn, of The pier, carousel building, stoic1 this city, and J. H. F lllaon, of Phlla- and booths will be painted white, and dclphla. a summer resident of Ocean tlSTmimher of electric lights will he < t'lly, loorzanlze acompany tobur the tripled, giving tbe whole a veritable

l.udlaui. bold lug* of tbe Ocean lily Pier and falryland-llke ap|>earancc. Those who

Bridge- 1 Amusement ■ onipany. at the foot of have seen ••The White City" In other hear- Ninth street placca will appreciate tile effect of 1 referred These holdings take In the tract of these proposed improvements Ninth street and the board- It is planned to Increase the capacity walk, which has a depth ol mi feet on of the skating rink in tbe pier audt-

rnlly e

I the bridge

ml ley cars

It appear* that one t'. 8. Barton claims to have seen Bridgewater pick U| two armloads of brush from tbe beach, tu front of laud owned by Taylor, on Hecrmber ailh last. Barton notllled Tayl -r, it Is stated, who lbereu|iou brought action al law

against Bridgewater

Bridgewater said that, so far as be

tod 150

ending froi

n the

RALPH L GOFF,

CIVIL ENGINEER.

SURVEYOR.

CONVEYANCER

There Is a pile-driver at Second In operation by next July,

street, w here, also Is a barge, and There are four or live large Islands j kuew , the brush may have been a second one Is on tbe cars at Somers' In the hay along the line of the pro- washed from his pro|*ny and, therePolut. posed trolley bridge, and there Is a ! fore, belonged to him. It is repoijed that another pile- possibility that before long these | I ay lor claimed 1 hat the brush was a

driver will be seul here from Allaullc Mauds, or two or three of them, at | portion of a quantity be had purCiiy. .least, will be improved by. capitalist. |chased tu place on Ills laud to catch

■iiiy" Knott has been The position and size ol these Islands ! (he accretions, but be declined to put the towing. open up big possibilities. Filled In ! ■ money value OB-ilie amount of ids of creosoted piling, and bulkheaded, they will offer sites brash taken Ey tirldgiwater, icly feet loug, have reached Somers',# r bual houses for summer residents, The defendant was represented by iul within a day or two. There with surroundings most Inviting, i A. f. Boswell, of the firm of Apgar* re already six cars of oak piling 011 Owners of collage, thereon will be] Boswell. Frank Smathera, of Allan1 ground at Ihe Point. within easy and convenient atvrss, | tic t'lty, was Taylor's lawyer.

That portloq of the law under w hlch

Hie ncllon was brought reads a-

fullo • s: - • or tbe wboleorany partofauy tr e. sapling, shrub, or underwood, any plant, root, fruit or vegrtabn |

duction. whalsoeverand wheresoever the same may be growing: or any live or dead fence, or any wooden post, pole, w Ira or rail, aat up or used as a fence or any stile or gate; or ore of any

al, rnsrl llre-clay, porcelain

clay, f Idspar, kaolin, nr otbej mer-

j | chautableaartb useful formaffnfacture.

i fpr any mine, bed, pit or rein thereof

Methodist Building Commit- Mcctln „ of 0 „„ iza . p-p.,,,

«TT-^ T31 -i. -Ti.-,w- tlilnip ht-lnn

land In from of (he compsi depot at Klghth slreef, from street lo Ninth street. It I

There 1

venue, on whim moriilng, eftemoon and evening, with are Young's Pier, tbe carousel, etc. plenty of- lounging chain for visitors. Hubscripin>ns for more than half the A number of new amusement features sum required have been received, will be Introduced. The Hoard walk and there Is every Indication that promeuaders will find no paucity of within a comparatively short lime He attractions Id the vicinity of Ninth movement w III he embraced by capl- street, should the preseul plans hetallsts who appreciate tl>e money consummated. return powstbllitles of the proposed Although Capt. John Young has a venture. lease on tbe pier, tbe agreement is If the plan should*gu through—and such that be will give It up at any there Is little reason to doubt that It lime |he property changes hands, will—It Is proposed to extend the, Messrs. Huraton and lUxoo are pier oceanward 1000 feet and to enlarge making vigoroua efforts toward Inami beautify the auditorium building (cresting capitalists who, by reason of 00 tbe pier. The carousel and amuse- their holdings ban ot because of other meul features near by will be brought reasons, are concerned In the progress up to date. New store- will be built j of OceAn City aa a summer resort. on Ihe space in 1 be carousel bulldtug| Mr Stanton la a property owner and now occupied by refreshment and an all-year re-ldent of Ibti city. Mr. candy stands. Tbe bath houses will llixon Is a member of the Ocean CUy he enlarged and modernized. In a Yacht Club and well-known lo many d. (be Idea Is to'Diake Ibe pier.anl local business men. He la manager •urroundlngs w hat ttieae should be for K.C. Miller * Co., atock brokers at :ie centre of attraction along Hie 437 Chestnut street, Philadelphia

he taller paraliuu of the

HARRY A~i. RICE, t RIOKI.RIE.R.MiiiCI ACCEPT PLANS

— FOR NEW CHDRCH TO COME HERE

k^olll nfgM wood, • • • N. J.

MAYORS’ LEAGUE

PLANS DRAWN FOR BROWN BRINGS $300,000 HOTEL; CHILDREN HOME

R. CURTIS ROBINSON

sSiaairAa Conveyancing j Insurance SiSUr riKij;TDorwI. ^ : An......

tee Wan*s Bids on Three

Kinds of Stone. '

ra of tbe ]

tion to be Held Next

Wednesday.

I few days

SECRET SOCIETIES.

f K*ball?AstaurJi^snuj-Cwr

NOTARY PUBLIC AND

COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS

Nos.

744-46 Asbury Avenue OCEAN CITY. N. J.

rjr-Money to'loan'on Bond and Mortgage.-zB» , •I • . ‘be a

At a meeting of tbe men uflU'lal board uf tbe Ft

; Church on Monday evening, the " ,c “ r I building eomiDltteerecently appointed y ' 4by the board to go over the dptall "” u nd speclficatlona for the new * nu '‘‘

report. “' '

general discussion. It was ^ 3 decided that, with a few changes I* suggested, tbe plans and speciHcalioos '* ou

be accepted. .“"L! The building commlltee was in- , , , ,

■mn,! tu bid. u» lb„ » P»b-bl. ib.l lb.

| dlfferenl kinds of stone—Port Deposit, : granite, Hummelstown brownstonc

and Holmeaburg granite,

j Tbe church plana are practically I the same as those previously Illustrated In the columns of Ibe Sentinel. 1 with the parsonage adjoining, on Klghth street, eliminated. In addl-

the corner of

eighth and Central avenue, there will another at tbe corner of Klghth street and the alley below- Central

hatnplon received r Hloy. of Atlantic since, asking If II lent to hold the

1 meeting of the Mayors' I,eague

city next Wednesday. ,

or Champion sent a reply to Ktoy yesterday,' stating (hat It be agreeable to have the meet-

r about I'iSO «

MODERN PLUMBING AND HEATING ALLOW AY M. SMITH & CO. iSuccessors to H. A. W. Smith) 811 ASBURY AVENUE, - OCEAN CITY, N. J. TELERMOP4B, BAY. '

Tbe ebureb building, It Is stated, Is

. . not to cost more than *25,000. It is

: said that the furniture and organ may ; Increase Hie auni'to possibly *35,000. i ' MEN’S MEETING

I will

■nglng to another;

shall dig, poll, pull up, pick, gather, break, rip, cut. never, root up ur otherw l-e de-troy or damage, carry away or unlawfully appropriate, with Intent to steal, any of tbe (ongoing articles, property, or lblng>, or any part thereof, th- name being tbe pro|>erty of another; or a ball wilfully kill any animal, with Intent to alcal. carry away or unlawfully appropriate tbe carcaa, akin, hide nr flesh, or any part theronf. the property of another, -hall he guilty of a misdemeanor when tbe price or value of an article, projierty or thing be under (20; and If Ibe price or value of tbe article, property or thing be of or above *2U -ball be guilty of a high mtsdemean-

Wealthy Business Man Interested in Proposed Structure i

on Beach Front.

•Mans have been draw it for a (500,000 hotel for Ocean City’s beach front. The drawings were made by a Philadelphia arctiltecl fora wealthy propowner* who also has business

Itiiere-U In this city.

Tbe plans show a handsome case that, lo all likelihood, the a structure, with all modern muveul- will shortly appoint a guardian for enoes, complete In every dataII.' tbe children. This Tbe Idea of tbe projectar Is lo form sought by those who brought the _ stock company of thirty men, each , prosecution against tba father, of whom will subscribe *5000. The] In tbe cloalug hours of tbe trial other *150,000 could he covered by a sensation was caused colloquy tortgage, a between Judge Hildreth and ex-Judge

by Mayor C

»f officer".

■nday night, when ft e brought before Council

in Bridgewater's defense, Mr. Bos-

'■ : well contended that tbe brush his

from Ihe election | c || eIlt |, alleged to have Uken was not

^ glowing on tbe beach.

Another gentleman, a Philadelphian, who owns .beach front lots here, la endeavoring to Interest capital-

similar plan.

Perhaps from these endea<

rely that

hotel aucb aa Ocean City needs. 1 profanity, and when Judge Hildreth In tbe oplutou of many, may Mf the remonstrated wKb him Mr. Weacott

' replied that be had alway- been In tbe

UNDERWENT OPERATION

rel».

N. C. GODFREY’S Business House., 651 Islwt) benue, Spring of 1906,

Mrs." A. J. Smith, of this city, Vho underwent an operation In the Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, on Friday last, l« reported a- recovering very

; nicely.

1 he operallod was performed by Dr. Herbert L. Northrop, a-slstaut to Dr

MUCH interest Mhown by Zar.nDr. ''• n •" d «*. highly succeasat t-'tiai (la.tiering. ful ' With Dr. No thVtp were Dr. I Th, ur rh. juuni m«-! - s ; -fws W-W l„M 1„ ll.c Kir.l M.E. Church „ n ;«r W ildwood. , uephe. of Mr Scntth. TUMdaz ^ehlu^ Th.Uiplcd1«u™d|‘ , ' ! ''” U "»''’' , "' U “ l'hl'■d*l-

; was, -What Can 1 Do to Make tbe

Men’s Meetings a Success*;’

President E. M. Hutton occupied the | chair. Nearly all the members took ,

I .w. a, i, ,he ‘ ,r

* ' r fir. Urlscom, aud

phla’s leading surgeut resident of Ocean t'ity

When Mrs. Stnitb-complained of feeling unwell on Thursday eveulug

COUNTY ROAD WORK

It may nut be out of place liere to state that a beach front hotel project well uuder way last summer— *40,000 having been subscribed—when the matter was given practically-a leatb-blow by the failure of tbe big trust company of which Hippie was

I tart In the discussion,

general opinion that to make tbe mertiugs a success every member

should be prtweut at all tbe meeting"]*** y u v" aud thus seta good example. Each) *j’ 0 l * ' member should takes friend lo the! r *' ' u 1 " 1

jh.^p-1, -ecu’

i There was a good attendi

::::Full Line of-House Furnishings ttPHllLSTEHINII 18 A PROPBialO.N. .hd 1 h.,.™..! lb. h«.

Hist Mr

AND

RR<5sroECTS ARC GOOD.

People know It sure.

the work Is rushing In.

SHOEMAKER’S STORAGE HOUSE Y»'«M Ave., 0«hfm CTt>« *• J* Ail persona having Furnllnre or an wind of MarchaudUB lo Jie stored wl "•tv inuney by golnfc4o the SliDeinibr Storage House THOMAS J. THORN Florist FALL BULBS, GRASS and CLOVER SEED. >39 Asbury Aveuue.

PROTECTIVE PLUMBING .

-as appointed:

I Dr. Chsa. B. Rider, H B. Mow rer, E. M. Hutton, Hairy Heajiley and

j GeorgeC. Murphy.

Tbe topic for dlacuaaion at the meeting next Tuesday-evening is, ••JrJ i What Respect Does a (‘Brlstlan Be-

I semble a Fireman ?”

u the most eucntial pirint

modern bowc buMing. The hez -h of your

^miiy and seif mzV depeu-i

of your Lotnc sad the q-TLv of the

iling (!x-

~ las if—’* P—ci Lin E-::nv_-d j'-^i provide qo-.'.'.les which uare ju. kaoAcvnKLfd widn dor-’- Vy t - K :l th- x fiitarcs and cont! ]se » qs; .:y of work w-Lch has givci \ Isr-e erntract or a tarnci

^1 f , hpi. hjil “U

JOHN H. CROVES

040 Arfbury A'pnue. Ottv. N. J

William I. Garrison, counaellor-at-law, and Attorney Herhei bees, of Atlantic titty, bat law partnership aud will henceforth practice -Under tbe Arm Garrison * Voorhees. Mr. had ofllces In tb * city during year or more, which be vi twice a week.

tbe UsT'seasioa of tbe county court. Prof. James Crabtree, of Sea Isle, entered a plea of not guilty o indictment charging him w ith Illegal voting at tbe last election. Tbe than put off for tba termor ot tba absence of Important

Coder Ibe subject of repolra to roads. Htnte Road ('oB.mi«alooer E. C. Hutchinson, In bis annual report, has this to pay nf Cape May County: ■ ape May County la working away at tbe Hea Isle CUy lurnplke, 2 61 miles of which it purchased last year. Tbe work la fast approaching completion and would have been tint-bed for the storm (Idea which have materially retarded tbe work 1 be aulbontlea of tbta county are surveying Ca|ie May Court H.-uae aud Dennlavllle, and Ibe Palermo and Turkahoc roads, together about 16

miles In length >

“Cape May County Is working

tele- tbe Hea Isle City lurnplke and bopea • ar to have It finished In the early spring, dth (The amSutil spent during 1*06 for tbe Habue-, repair of the roads ItSlbia countg was

$1,637.16, a sum far too small 'The

nope for county officials should visit son to her : their neighbors aud obaerve what they

are doing. If they will only do we feel sure that their roads will be Id far better on ud It Ion one year from now

than they are at preaeot."

K. Washington, jot Ibis city, Past Commander ol Joe Hooker I’ort.

as Id Atlantic City on Friday, where. nund aa a representative of tbe O. A. R. The Sunday school leaders and Post, be attended a luncheon given a officers of the association of Cumbercommittee from the National Encamp- i^.d, Cape May, Salem and Atlantic meal of the Grand Army of the Be- Comities w ill bold a courentioa on public. The committee, which was February 3Blb lo the M. E Church lo look over the ground with tbe Vineland.» Tbewe counties constitute poaatblllty of selecting Atlantic City as’ tbe flr ^ dta , rKrt of u* Bute Sunday iext meeting place of the National ‘ Ha-bool Association international, Encampment, was entertained at the suie, district and county Interests Cbalfonte : will he discussed at the morning aud wo.-. »-■ osier";l«ties*e»- afternoon

A. G. Bennett, of Cape May. Over- own vo.r Home, seer of tbe Poor, reports tbe expeodl- u> dlKll|tled Rlrt . fou . tore of but *42-61 under hi. dirvclfoo ^ W n^ of security to own during tbe past llscal year. Tl,e • In,,,1 •. bom* ,t ness of the amount t» due partly to the OCEAN CITY, abounding prosperity and plenty of Hestdee, your responsibility aa a real ork, and partly to tbe determination j „uu owner makee you a desirable of Ibeoverscer that he would not foster c itue U . Think It over, then eall on idleness by being too liberal with tbe HAKKY HEADLEY, poor fuuda. Tbe appropriation lo bis : (u.) p>tkte Operator, Ninth and A department was *600. ] bury avenue, next to Are bouse wl will show you tbe very beat way aud some of tbe graateet bargains l Apply M*A K.’I found here on tbe as dart t GaxgOB, 2081 Girard avenue, Phlla. Phone conoeotlou.

Likely That the Court Will Appoint a Guardian, it

is Said.

T. W later Brown, who, Ibe latter part of last week, was convicted. In tbe 'Japs May County Court, of treating bis children Improperly, has brought bla children to this city.

Weecott, counsel for tbe defendant, h whose language tbe court objected. While Mr. Weacott was summing up for Ihe defense, be told a number of

tmorous slur lea, using at

VALUABLE RELIC

Coroner Robert H Miller basin possession an historical relic which be values very highly, says the Gazette. It la a deed written with quill peu ou piece of deer bide, three shot boles showing plainly. Tbe deed was made zneoTblB ancestor*. John Miller, eaarea River .(now -Cohansey), In the county of Salem (now Cumberland), lo Noah Miller, another one of townsman's ancestors, for 6M of land, the consideration being 23 pounds, 10 ahillluga. Tbe deed la acknowledged before John Walling aud bears the dale 1717 In the reign of George, King of Great Brittany. The property conveyed. Mr Miller tya, la a term- which has ever since ren In tbe Miller family aud la situated near the Cumberland County bouse, not far from Rrldgetoi This Noth Miller was one of tbe patriots who burned tbe tea In Green-

habit of arguing a way, and be proposed to do so In this ase. He then told another story of Imllar nature, which brought forth a direct order from tbe Court that such

not be tolerated

In this court," said Judge illldreth. Mr. Weecott closed bla argument abruptly and stalked out of the court. At tbe opening of tbe court Frederick Boerner, a juror, was withdrawn for passing a note to counsel. Tbe i»e went on with eleven jurors. Tbe prosecution of Mr. Brown grew flrat out of a complaint mada lo tbe FriendIfs. Children's Home Society ' a resident of this dly who called attention to tbe rigorous Brown regimen, under which be thought tbe little ones were suffering. Soon afterward Mrs. Brown herself rote to tbe society declaring that something must be done to restrain

her husband.

As tbe society was about to move legally In the matter, Mr*. Brown, who C. V. Williams, agent for tbe society, aaya. Is herself nervous and erratic, again wrote to tbe society, declaring she did not approve of and would have no part In a prosecution

of Mr Brown.

Through Eroeeculor ' Starr, of Gloucester County, the society then sought Iqformalion apd advice from some of the Brown’s relatives In Germantown, who approved, aud tbe

prosecution followed.

Tbe children, however, were kepi sway from the father and mother apparently without legal Warrant. Mr* Brown said: "When my little

away from me I

Tbe oyster planting aeasoo In Maur•e Klver Cove and the bay begins on Ihe 1st day of May aud continue" til tbe last day of June, aud at pres everrtblng points to une of tbe u

.netful planting N^roi that lbou<bt tbey we „ m oystermen have ever had. The Bough ^ ^ vtM , for . Cull law had It. beneficial effect and cblI1 . f of alr rusteed they detained Bthm-tef. many.beil. on,he lbe ^ ^e VlL candy which the young spawn could ^ l j d a good Urns and tried to make emteb and grow. »*'•■« ; life ao ptamwnt they would not wUh

it Into effect the bottom ot tt' * *

e left bare w Itb nothing at spawn to attach Itself tu.

young plant" were left law year They | Kev. Charles H Elder baa been were thick then and they will be much recalled by tbe official board of Trinity better Ibla year. | Method let Episcopal Cbureh, Tran loo.

to be pastor for tbe eighth c year. Iter. Mr. — ‘

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