OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

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Ull,. XXVII.

ocean City. n. j., THKjisi)AY. fekruahy

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OceaijCitySentlnel M ORCAX hand, ' g x. abbot r, m.d., v . . . l. . • ATTOffNEY and .!■ . , ' COUNSELLOR AT LAW "."1 ocean cixv. ini. j. j'...a.—OFFICE-Ctritr Untnl ml tl|M> 8&HL

CLAYTON BAND IS FAVORED EARLY DEMAND 'SHOULD CAMP GROUND BE

BY COUNCIL’S COMMITTEE

FOR C0TTAGE;>

ASSESSED? COUNCIL ASKS

CURTIS ROBINSON Vw—- ^ Editor and Proprietor JONATHAN HAND, , Y«„7^.r m Adv*ncr j at-Lav s, }0 at End of Year ~^ L■«« »Koufy |-obt» {‘-APE MAY (XM.'KT HOUSE. N.

J.C HUTCHINSON. M. D.

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No. <»«-ean Avenuo.

This Organization Likely to furnish Concert Mnsic During Sum ner Season. Tlie prubabllitlea are that Ocean

Local Real Estate Men Mak-

PENNSY LAYING >■* WATER CAUSES

Class Houses.

HEAVY RAIL HERE

County Tax Board Alleged to Discriminate Against

Seashore Resorts.

A HEAVY LOSS, Mayor Champion, at the meetlnE of

FY DIRECTORY. OFFICIALS

jpjAKRISON H. YOORH-EHS

--f - — in N HOWARD bURT.M.D. , S09 Wesley Avenue

Work Began at 55th Street ( and Coming Toward 1 City's Centre. j 1

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Uxidrerr.iMTj banyin. !>.«. uaanit—1». • fearlnMt/edwafd-. ur, U.K \yorb~ .

L-AW OFFICES Apgar & Boswell,

1_,AW OFFICES Godfrey & Godfrey. Atlantic city. n. j.

N. GRISCt tJHTUMT. A Nil

»M, M. D. A E-I.KY tVE

ou londay night; Woodbury. N. J . Ir. J V. Steelman. • balrmau Mu»lc t'omi

QR. CHARLES B. RIDER ;

809 Central Avenue

; able to tire day.

IE”'JAMES M. E. HILDRETH J". l wI5i»SSiV‘* remS.' Counsdlor-at-I-aw i, UO. nr.ChinMabJud"-

1 rally unirormed. a e luatrument*. Abo endered nlllSreup Ing lo the hudlenoe

Mentholated Pine and Tar »"•"

Best Remedy .or "T, that Cough. Try it. j the money paid the band »l

BOURSE PHARMACY ha. a MmiiK following a

RALPH L GOFF, younger element of tire to CIVIL ENGINEER. 1 «; l »y t0l> P« 0 I >le * lll|, P fnd *

relr v

latuL laberaaeM naplin Cboreb. Kunu.

E. CLINTON & CO.,

■cr.;“ BRUSHES

100S imn, wd 1 S. TENTH ST.

The member, are gentlemen, a*

• good mualctann. tuo«! of them bell

varied program If de»lred.

l-l^fRY H. RICE, “L",.';™'"'

REOISTEKEO ARCMITECl/ i Your* truly. = ^ W. H. DcrTtKbh.

Steelman aald thi

Hnddon Avc., with a couple of Hie local councllme IlnicMwootl, - - • N. J. be bad beard the baud play InUtaytoo Friday night. Mr. Steelmai

already regarded a 1

POPULAR TEACHER

W-" '

MR. RICHIRD T. THOMPSON Thompson & Company

« he li

, Ibr

TAILOHS

ataled that,

band played well. Councilman H. L. Smith mo> that the committee be empowered hire the band If the member* of the committee ttiluk II aaqllableorganlxa-

SKCKET SOCIETIES.

G. THOMAS. No. 108 Market St., PHILADELPHIAf Fine Fail!] fiioceiies.

srstss

CHUKCM SOCIETIES.

iIn'nX! D ’?nnu 0 Vt”k , |~! J-SCESKlKSSiyss rbaraed to porrhajen*. . it JMiU.Orlpl.la. ■LOW PRXCEJB

Uouncilman Headley aald Ire accompanted Hie commlltee to Clayton, and he did no with reluctance, feeling that the band would.acarcely tbb* reaort In .'ummer. but t very much eurprlwd when f heard the band. While he doewnol know much about tnualc. he aald, he wa» of the opinion that the mi tbb* band w ae flue. Nearly all of the member, of the band are church member. They do not drink, they would leave much ofthelr money lu Hit. city. Mr. Moore, of Clayton, who rented oneof Ocean City’. blghe*d priced collage. Ia«t aeaaou. take, much Inlereid In the baud, and the appearance df this band here In .ummer doubt lei*, will attract many good peo-

! pie .from Clayton. Ilia rod a union

h an cx|ierience of over M> year. band. . If It were. It would illadelplila. we can a-ure our cl|y lea ., , th!rd more , n , r ? i Uounctlman Steelman aald that

practically all of the member, of tire

band are aololata.

Mr. Steelman quoted figure., from H KloU, of the Stale Fendble.' Hand. I'hiladelpbla, abowlog that union bauda of about the .a me number of plccca would coat the city more

Phtlndclptiin

» II be at the office of*Mr. J. M. 820 ASBURY AVENUE

OCEAN CITY, N. J.

February iMaud £4d with » fu l line of Spring Woolens

We .hall have ou dl.play Suit lug. from to $40. aud .ball offer a genuine

CLAY SERGE

Summer Weight)

for $30.00

IVe .ball book order, f*

livery.

THOMPSON & COMPANY 123 S. t£lsv«nth St., Philadelphia

I’erhamyrelanglble evlfl -lin|./f plli

I’a., ha. takeu chargi ind elRhlb grade, of I iiicceeding tll~. liugl. Ml.. TreXler. who I

iler. of Trexler. of the .eventh ic public ncbool, c. reigned. « become qi

Schor

of IWIS Sire

irge K lt.con, manager of Wbltalllum y anufacturlug Company', properties In Millville. Mr. Bacon, who ten a welcome .ummer v!.itorlo Ocean < Ity for never.! year, past, waa uo.t |>er.uaded to go to another rail Him ireaHou, but Anally changed * mind Mr Bacon’a many friend, thla city w ill be'pleared to know >1 be aud hi. family will be among the boardwalk pfomenader. here thl. rear He ha. Meveriv.jditldren. Two if hi. daugbler. are atCEndlng colege—one at Bryn Mawr and the other it OgonU. Mr. Bacon has a fine •addle borne, on w blch he frequently ake. ride, through tbl* city’* exelleut Mreet., and a |«my uaed by hi. Iilldreu attract, admiring glance.. Mareey A l-Mward. alw have rented Mr.. Abble W. Smith', cottage, at Fifth aud Ocean aveuue, to J*ia. L. of Ha ldoufleld Mr. Frltx oc-

LavISif

MODERN PLUMBING AND HEATING ALLOW AY M. SMITH & CO. Successor* t* H. A. W. Smith' 811 ASBURY AVENUE, - OCEAN CITY, N. J. TELEPHONE. «3 \ .

^/GODFREY’S

man *^iou.

After more dlacumlon, during which H. A. W. Smith spoke lu favor of the .< laytou band. U waa decided to leave the matlerlu Ibe hands of the committee. with power to act. Mr. Dufficld wa* Inatruetor for the llrst baud organized lo Ocean ritynearly twenty-flve yean ago. Until a few years ago be wa. connected with the Woodbury 'Constitution He now represents one or two Ptyiadelpbia lie*.papers In Woodbury. He la * ” relative of Letter Carrier Duffield,

thla city.

PAID THE COSTS

IMid-graduate course at the We better Slate NomuiiI School. Slu grailu^tlng .he ha. -been teaching the school, of Berk, and Lebaui ountle., I’a Mire Trexler i. highly e<-ommende<l by Ur Oeo. M. I’billp., head of the State Normal School ■yl one of the be.t known educator. In the Middle St PARSONAGE HELD UP BY STORM Tronble Between K. R. Torbert and Electric Light Co. Fixed Up. After being bejd up for about week lu tire work of moving the First M. E. Church parwnage from lt« aliwuear Ibe church to a lot ori Ocean avenue, above Fifth .Ireet, K. It. Torbrrt’f men .tarled to move (lie building on Monday morning. It wi long, hiwever. until they I abandon, their effort., becaure

now storm.

The building had been moved corner of Eighth and Central ■ practically lu Ibe middle of the ben farther operation, were a halt by the action of tire Ocean City ISrSgrlr Light Company, which, through Superintendent Duncto. refured to cut tire electric light wire. In life .(reel In order that (Ire hour might Ire moved. The company and Mr. Torbert could not reach an agreement o»er Ibelr trouble., ire Mr. Torbert wrote to the owner of the building. Rev. Uarbutl Bead, of I’hiladelpbla notifying of tire existing condition*)' The promptly fixed up matter..

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'Business IReuse. 651 Isbori Anenue, Spring ot 1906.

W.J. H. THEGAN BURIED

) forelock, becaure

t Indication that ;<*»}■•

attracted to tbl. '

Monday evening,

• i nounoed that he bad received a comBursting Pipn in Sntntnc, Horne of Wm. G. MOofe the lowering of taxes in tbl. city next Rains Fnrnitnre >e 5 r ',, Following is tire commutiicatiou The bursting of a water pipe In the received by tire Mayor: Tire Mayor and Council

City of Ocean City,—

Moorlyu Terrace, thl. city,

of the furullure wa

e bay -that

la.t tire much taKed-of electric rallid between tbl. dly and i’blladelta I. soon to become a reality ha. ncthlngto do with this early demd for cottages. With frequent I rapid train service between there j irelnts, (be charm, of Ocean City II appeal more strikingly lo the srage I'hiladelpbla business man.

Hr. Hutchinson in |*wlng lire tage noticed water flowing out o side of the building Quickly hi tuch with Mareey A F.lwi office and notified Mr. slareey.

rey A Edward, have I cared T. B.

■utiful

below

Mu

tage, 1

lage

1 this r

Yacht Clu

1 member of 1

rented D. Harry 'handler'* collage, Wesley av< clow Ninth .(reel, lo tbe-aame people ■ ho had It la.t year—Mire Brown luother lady.

BROWER BRINGS ^LiyE TOPICS TO A

When

lire

lu

"trange .pectacle wa. prere the anting room wa. a floor ol lie to three Indie* lu thickness. The water had gone through the oorof tire bath room, overhead, and lined the ceding of (Ire sitting room The chandelier In the centre of the waa a mare of Ice. Huge Idde* bung from the chandelier In a table underneath aud from (be table dow n o the tloo- were numerous Icicyle. .'hairs, too, were covered with Ice. It a-as a pretty sight, withal aud pictures ufll were snapped by a pbotogc wjtcr soaked I hrougli the floor e basement, where were mat », beds, etc., aud there were Jo a deplorable looking condition John It. Groves wa* rent for and

be ttxedttie pipe.

A lot of the furniture w aa temporary removed to the sidewalk. Later, re* were started lo the house and the irulture Ibeu taken back. WILL REPAIR WALK

•At Council', meeting, ou Monday night. cSundlman Headley reported the committee bad examine old boardwalk between Thirteenth and neentb a reel*, and tire decision reached that, with a little repair., the walk would answer all purpore. during tM coming summer, stated that the commlltee so n

mended.

The reoommenddtiou **f the mlttce was agreed to.

Bath House Keeper Proceeds Against M. L. Johnson

Land'Company.

The suit, aud paraphernalia lo John Brower', both house* were sold By L'oostable Carlson, on Hatnrday after noon, to Dr Henry Foulda. There were three btddera, Including Ibe iwuer of the bath bourea, M. Johnson', of Atlantic City, who levied on Ibe goods for rent alleged to be due

i. laud company. The amount ofghe 182.10. Dr. Fdulda't includes the costs.

Dr. Foulds say. be has not decided Just what be will do with the auk*. He may' rent a bath bouse aud elart bis young eon lo business. Mr. Brower baa brought the Johnson Laud Company for SS00 damages becaure of the aale of there good, on a distress warrant, which be claims was lUegaL The bearing In (be rare wiljl occur next week. Btu< 4s represented by A. C. Boswell, of Apgar A Boswell, this city. SEA ISLE AMBITIOUS

rent aueiLfbr was 4 was •87, which

AND PROS

TS ARX GOOD.

;;;; Full Line of House Furnishings...

k PROFESSION, and I have one of the best,

rork it rushing in.

UPHOLSTERING IS A T

People know 1} e

SHOEMAKER’S STORAGE HOUSE It aud Wcat Ax*., \ . Oceaa City, ■. Jai'L 1 , Furniture or auj *“d <*f Merchandise to be etored ail * uioudy by going to the Sluimibr Signet House Thomas j. thorn Florist fall BULBS, GRASS »nd CLOVER SEED. *39 As bury Avenoe^l-^

r C p8*t£CTIVE PLUMBING Don't overlook the &ctth« good e- PcrccLin F-zme'cd ?%&***- -e, prorafcfipnr.na which as.-cre ..-.1 . 6--OTS end ne with the* ■■ of wo* tvlirhr hi! nx. • '1 -*e c-nTTsci or e hixrieJ

Secretary Bobloaun. of (be Ocean

Olty Board of Education, received, on

Monday evening, through French A

Richards, counsel for the board, cheeks from Wn. Bridgewater and Aodereon Bourgeois, to the amount of 152.3) each, lo payment of costa In the certiorari proceeding* brdugbt against tbe board iicarTy IWo-year* ago, which. , suit waa loot by Bridgewater, In whore

lame tbe proceedings were bronght. . French A Richards rent notice, a •hort time since; to counsel for Bridge»ater. to tbe edwi that they would

make applIcallJrto tbe chancellor for ao execution against the property of

Bridgewater, to secure pay meat ol coats. Then the checks came.

Mias Manelt. of Wsat Philadelphia, ooe.of the local public rebool teacher., went to Vp€ May Court House on Friday to take ao examination for a teachers' certificate In thla State She a Pennsylvania Stale certificate,

but tbe Slate requli

aanJ ***'“*• i^n. groves tue. Ocean Citv. N. J

Foa Saj.k—12-room Furnished Cot-

tags, 1&S6 Wort avenue: six bedroom.; A quantity of reasonable 'term* Apply Mu. E. good condition t

Gakxok, 20S Girard avenue, PhUa.

eean U4ly ic death of 1 occurred

lany frteod. I

beard with deep regret Wm. J. H. TlHWau. «

on Thursday olgtiLlasl at hi* home to

Camden.

Mr. Tbegsu, who wa. 58 year* of age, had been a tnaufarlurlng jeweler

besluot .ireet, Pblladeipbla. He a member of Trimble Lodge, F,

aud A. M.; Stloam Chapter. R: A M ; Excelsior Con.latory, tblrty-recond

'.mien Council. Koyal

Arcanum: Enterpnre l*odge. A. O. U W.; Dorian Beuate. Order of Sparta:

William Penn- Bulling, F. Philadelphia Connell. Loyal

tloo; T4II Cedars of Lebanon, and SUr of Bethlebem L. P. A. Ha Is

irvlred by three children '

His funeraj took place 00 Monday

sat.

It Howard Tboru. of tbl. city, was be of the honorary pall-beareri. Mr. Tbeagau, who waa a »ui lattor to Ocean City, had extanaive realty hbldlnga b

•hand txiefc la

good "ooodlllon for sale cheap Apply BinrriSKi. office. Ocean City, N J.

Series of Sermons Will be Given by RrfV. H. T. Casselberry. As has been hi. cu-tuui during .the last two winter*. Kev. 11. T. Caarel berry, pastor of tbe First Presbytetlan Church, will, on Buodma next, begin a series of .pedal rermoii. 011 some question, of the day In wbl -b* the verage peraou may be Inteiestcd. HI* topic next Buuday niornlug will e-Wbat la the U-re of Baptism?" n the eveulug bl* .ubject will be. Moat a Mau Lie to Bucceed In BmlOd I tie Micceediug Sunday, be will preach upon tbe following topics: Morning*—“What l* tbe Use of the Lord’*Supper?" "Wbat la tbe N< of Prayer? ’ "What I* tbe Greafrst Waste In tbe Church? Evenings—“Jcaua Ubrlat aud Rich Men," “la tbe 1 burcb a Friend of the Work'logmau?" "An Antl-Ppverty

Bodety."

Tbe member, of tbe choir kindly con rented lo lend special efforts to make there rervicea Interaatlog and helpful, renderingeoloa, duet, and antbema. Ml? KUley. Mm. John Horenbaum and Irewla K Smith will

be heard-iii solo work.

.Mm Itoaeubaum will, slug next

chapter 116 of tbe law* of 1906. P. 1906 page 2U6, w hich I. an ’ act for tbe reduction and limitation of the ration Into several taxing district, of thla State," approved April

, 1906.

Your* Very Truly, Jonathan Hand, Secretary. Councilman Headley quickly arose id declared that If Ocean City loners the tax rate sbe mure raise the valuam., and there bow are abont as high (lie city can Maud. "If theoouiily board of taxation and tbe Bute legislature are going to run thl. town,” Mid be. "we'd better resign and let them run It." Mayor’Champion stated (bat tbe Mayors' League would bold llaannual meeting In Ocean Lily "Bn Wednesday if tbl. w eek. Tbe problem uflaxatlun pro|wrly could be brought up at rbla leetlug. He a.ked President Geo. O. Adams to appoint a committee of three of tbe mem ben. of Connell to co-operate with him In entertaining tbe member* of tbe league. On motion of Councilman H. A. W. Smith, tbe following committee was api'Olnted: Councllmeu H. A. W. Smith, H L Smith and K. C. God-

frey.

Councilman Headley moved that le committee endeavor to have action taken looking toward tbe igJKa! of the ax law. The people were' told that his law would be a good thing. The pea her sarcastically aald It la. He knew this becaure of tbe lucreare lo bis taxes. Tbe communication from tbe county board of taxation mekn. anolber drain on Ocean (11/ for tbe benefit of tbe coooty. Mayor Champion expressed the pinion that there la no question that il. resort U being discriminated against, to the beoelHof tbe country districts. Aa proof of this, lie raid that be had some holdings In one of tbe townships, on wblcb a reduction of twenty per cent baa been made. The dtsposiltoureema to be lo Increase tbe taxes or Tie seashore reaort*. Ha waa of tbe opinion that It I* time to bring this question before tbe Mayors’ Councilman Headley brought up tbe matter of tbe tax on the ■ cam ground" tbl* year. This tax la $4,0* which, be retd, tbe dly k city not bnly lose* this amount, A i. compelled to pay tbe county M >ecaure of this 1 meut that baa kept tj behind, financially, every y icreor* do not aaAaa tbe camp ground property this year." Mayor Cbaigplon called attention lo Judge Thom peon'« opinion that tbe camp ground must be amereed. Councilman H. A. W. Smith raid that tbe MarUn Act C of a wrll Judge Thompson, bad not touched tbe camp ground lo tbe work they bare abont completed. Councilman Headley moved, that tty Clerk Adams be Instructed to get tbe city solicitor’* written oplnloqtn to tbe araerameid of the camp ground property. The speaker at eveo If the solicitor aajs the dly has a right to aaaera. he (tbe oundlmaa) scarcely thought It would b* right. The motion waa carried.

o art la cloaa Cllx- aara. iwreruoa

Says tbe (ape ( ounty Ttmea:

everal year* ago tbe Times wa* op-1 —J, - -. pored to having Sea 1*1* City Incur- STORES ON BOARDWALK

porated a. a fourth Clare dty. Tbe ;

object Iona at that time were: (I) Ka*i i.w Jk JwBi That such a government would vere 1 r«r Mew

the dty council with tbe power to English A Johnson have been given

grant liquor license* Instead of tbe the contract to erect three store* and county court.; (2) such a city would • similar noniter of apartment, lo tl have control over lu public utilUlee build),,* It Tenth.*reel and tbe board-a-docs a borough. Subrequeot leg!*- »»ik f or W. Shaffer

latino ha. removed there objadloo., connected with Ibe Evening Union,

nod.we join the majority of f4a Isle Atlantic Oily. Tbe .lore, prop my owner* aud dtlzens id favor- fro o 50 to 00 fed deep. Ing incorporation as a fourtii-elaa* The work will be started a.

city- - ‘ tbe weal her will permit, and will be

-A bill ha* been drafted fortbat pur- puilbed mp^iy.

pore and will be Introduced by Sen- TbC9e im pro vemetiU doubtlere wiU Hand at an early day. .jd greatly to the appearance of that commit tee having Ibe matter •» ( Mdo,, of lh , u-nJw.ia charge, of. which Charles Fetcraon 1 *-i la chairman and < iiarfca H.( touting owwVw^rawrawaod Frank W; Fowkra ara mam beta, It’* dignified and gives you a dellwould like to have an expraaalon of ; i.oua sense of recurlty to own your

your opinion for or agalmd tbe pareage i home at

of the bill. So far we have not found ; OUKAN CITY. bg voice. . | BeMdea, your rmfibaalbUUy ms a real Mat

PAINFULLY HURT

Minor Vincent, who works for I. 8.

lou. Injury on Monday He had been pitching

bay in Mr. Cbamptoa'a barn, and when he finished bis labors ha threw the pitch-fork upon tbe mow, which

aa above bis bead.

A moment later, while be was In a Stooping position, the fork allpped from the mow, and one of tbe Ube* struck tbe aide of bki feee. tearing Mm

■Uiln considerably.

Francis Roger., of Wilmington, baa purchased of tbe W ere Jersey proprietors tbe large aedge Island known a. Golf Island, in Great Sound, opposite Sea Isle City. It will be used aea

s gunning

and tbe purchase price reaaid

/ »L» an

to have fa

1 the rate of f

citizen. Think it ov*r. then raTl'onh** areslu l?fe«t

HAKKY HEADLEY - -• '•

Board of Trade to Mwet.

The Ocean City Board of Trade win , ■ .——; .--- , ---— old a'meeting lu CouncU chamber , Baal Eatate Operator, Ninth and Aa- PbUi thl. (Thursday) eveulug at 8 o'clock., bury avenue, next to fire bouse who pare A foil attendance »f members Is de-'will show you tbe very beat way sired. Some fmportaat bua*oe»f*ome of the greatest bargain, to

matters are likely to coeac up at lb* j found ben o