Ocean City Sentinel NEW YEAR THOUGHTS NEW PARSONAGE

FROM MAYOR CRESSE h

LAID TO REST

R. CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor V

OCEAN CITY. - - NEW JERSEY

Happy New Year to yoa ari<t your HkhkV Rood uewa for tbe UBall boj Mate Zooliifttal Surface, of. Penury vama, ray* tbe time of tbe tall fru

tree la part. \

Thk Hektind. exteuda hearty conRratulatlou* to Dr. and Mr*. tTiM K Kdwarde May they have many mure yean of happy married life. Now that tlie bappicet aaaauu of the year hae paaeed, don't gel grouchy Maintain throughout all acaaoui- r helpful aplrlt. Alwaya be ready to give your neighbor a bright amile and

a tUtmg hand.

OuxuratclatiokS to Mayor l>eal» M.Creaee! May hie local official lift not have loo many thoror, and may tbla reaort go forward apeedlly and well under hie admluletrallou, which, no far ae be can control it, will be booeat and progreaalrr. • Mart Ocean City people, had tl pleaaure of meeting AaaetBblymi Frank H. Jean, who la to he the ne Speaker of the Houee of Aeeembl when be waa bare 'aat fall and ma* a apeech. He bad an excellent record during thd laet eeaelon of tbe I-e turet Tboee who have known Jeee for year* predict that be.will "make good." He ha* p wayof iioi

The heroic work of the llffrwaviug men In the recent etorm make* the newa dlepatch from Washington. giving facta from tbe forthcoming annual report, particularly timely aud Ti eating. Through U wa learu that million pollan' worth of proparty aarad the put year. More luleroettng etIV I* tbe fact that eight hundred perron* were rescued An rlchanxi hall* attention to tbe fact that the •bowing lend* force to the repai argument that the men wlutbu* hanlahlps almost cooitaully cold and etorm* of winter, should celve penaion* when thay are duabled In service or become Incapable of advancing age- The asm Ineolved would be a trifle lu comparison with tbe national expenditures. Keen were larger, the country could afford to pay It as an act of Juttloe to public servant* whoae dutlee

ly dangerous kind

TftK PI.AK THAT rAlt.*:II. There 1* an adage that "tbere'e many a slip 'twlxt cup and Up." ai ' baa Juat been witueased In th veriacallun of I be old saying. The ooUactlon of tbe city garbage baa been a small boo* of couu during the 1*M few year*, and •tonally there has been experienced eome little difficulty In having the garbage properly collected. That this trouble might b In future,according to tbeatory told,a few pfaUanthropMa, having tbe city’ welfare at heart, got together am planned lo do tb/ work-at a fairly good price for themselves. Then, to make matter* look perfectly proper the general public. It wa* decided. Il allgged, to have several hid* asot In. be opened at Council'* meeting, ai

this wa* done.

Ho far, very good. Bui eome u expected and totally unlooked for hi were -presented, end the would-be OarbageCollecting True! wa* knocked "dean off Its feet." A solar plexus could not have been more effective. Temporarily, tbe Trust baa suspended operation*. Jieet of all, the city I*

otherwise M might have been.

Preseut Indications are that INK will be a prosperous year lu tbla resort There baa been considerable doing in tbe building line during the paet few mouths, and there Is promise of much activity Id the early spring. Most mechanic* have been b«rej\ and outlook U eooourtglug, Judging from report*. Local and Philadelphia, architects have been and are engaged In preparing plan* for a number of bouses, w e are told, and tbeae plans Include al least one more large apxrtmrnl house. Work It progressing on the a meut house Headley A Adami building at Klgbth ami Ocean av« It will .be something oul of the

Ocean City has been having so many new visitors—and salltOed visitor— during th* last few years that thei scarcely any likelihood of a dim ttob la numbers during the sc*«> IN*. HI ranger, coming here find resort belter than they eX|«Wed. In tbly have left gratified, with a termination to return I mason, and they arexloing so "The Night lu \*l>ulce" in Augu*l lart brought many new v!snore lo IbU

resort, aud they

tool*bed but delighted u uh the great pagaaut ou lb* hay. They told Ihrli friends that Ocean City Is a fine place, and that her people aud summer -..t tagen know how to produce results upon a grand aral* when they so daslre Hum* few yaars ago there existed m thl* city too many petty Jealotiste-. Tbe resort gredually lias been growing opt of thl*. aud It 1* well that I hi* l^ea. Harmonlou*. united action

City’s New Chief'Execntive “ Says Resort's Prftppnf-tn Aw _ _ Very Encouraging. r, •" , Mayor 1,. M I'resse. wlirn a-ked by j dftl

“ | P ~~bt* f"fj re *,i 0 | to

Mdny Attend Reception Gircn

-—liy the Rtv. br. and lArs.’

i Brnnyate.

‘Iliglh* Ic.Itday. with tier |

- a mu-ic P: wns|«nd- pb reidi; ll.e' t-"!,

SAVE MONEY A SUMMER COTTAGE SET MY PBOPOSITION BEFORE YOU Mum p'dlsilT Hotels, Apaetmests, Cottages, Hay Vu.i.av

;,.i i t ,e-uie.r..wT u ..-i. -i iiiui’iir. •—nrsv.AUVfCS, KlV.. iieshjxkd am> EKErn.ii

•New

n ll-em

[ |S><

IbouglU' naturally suggest' thing uppermost tu my mind

prospect*

coming yekr.

lay he. and prohaldy f». cg.dl- (o >u Ileal or selflSli or self-ceulreA. hut | lsl) n ever* new thought i« sugge-te.1, ! )>ue I myself coudderlug lire aobjccl i|)5eni

possible nr prouabl* relation, to a| , a|1< a|Hlu|d ^ a .. n of hl . Ueaan Cuy—wbat hearm# l»a U "" • vreakne-. and of the one source of ocean t'lty? This I. probably Jiartow, I Mwll|f|b Hil lrb 1. always open lo and may not be a. brosd-mluded “f ^ lery child "of our common Father. pUbHc-spIritsd a. It should be (>„* ,.f the greste.1 of one.. -a«l. 'By "There I-a certain lltuessof thing*],, w g, t „ a f | ani W hat I am,'

g^.d Mr* K. It ftru

e to hi. fell

lirst.say, -c| will arlae and go lo failier.' Itrsolve Is a great Ihlug s.l u Kb Kul, in place of Ihr bad l. lei u* be'sure aud pul a good . place of oar easy-going nag there should he actios Above

found the way churViT.'.Uh'e'r fMen-

roe family Is, In Ibis clly i'hiladelph

I mncp.ith' Tin Saturday. j -|

herons m.

i-s Kthcl-Hbi. on. da..., holiday. »u

• Ingly of the tew

.; I uto the I i Hr Bru

I thal^.ac .1 mlnl.tr.

with

t eppeaV to me. A* a role, 'Itie Ereate*! g‘«Ml to thagresled number' of person • or tblug.i I* attained by ill oouUulug their euergle* b> their iwn proper, legitimstr channel*. If re all do that in private aud public matter*, then we will hive gone far lowaid bringing sucee*. to whatever interest we are idrntlllel with, wbtea neau* -|be grealct good to the great-

pit number.'

"It la not the particular business of hose of us who hold office lu Ocean -Ky to acquaint ouraelves with the policies of the King of Hiam. nor to

resin the mistake* Hist

may be made In some particular ward

a neighboring city

"I coutfclve It to be our duty to look after the inleraatsof Ocean City far as possible, and we soon learu thal limitations are such thst this will be quite euough for ua to attempt. A more extended dissipation of our energies would spread I hem oul prelty thlo. This little preamble, or text. Is my apology for confining our 'New Year Ihought.’to the coming twelve

■uths id Ocean UKy.

‘I think the people of Ocean Clly re aright to expect much for tbe ensulug year. Beyond qoedlou, the i of a new era lb Ocetu City The nulus which this enterprise mean, lot wholly prospective, for wilue-* buildings already under way While most other resorts ar perteuclng a lereeolug of-enterprise In symoathy with general

Own cny,-

a* more buildings actually. under course ol construction than we have had lo years at this sei aay nothing of contemplated

Improvement*.

“Ocean City ha* so long gone' 'boom* talk ha* become a low art Ocean City Is getting Into the l.sbrlof

■doing Ihlug.' noise about It

"A year ago. one might have wandered allover the town, and have ridden to and from the city and I little or no bridge and trolley talk, but, wlieu spring came, we sod. denly awoke tv a realization of the fact that the wheel* of progre*. Irad quietly been working our way. Ksllfluding it difficult or imfloance extension, aud Im.11 kind*. A policy of retrenchment I* punned everywhere Iwltbitandiug all this, Ocean City will probably be in a cl a.- by summer, as the only re*ort enjoying better or Increased railroad

faculties

’The Improvements going on at North Point, aud the prospective

would

and yet at the same

principle*

. Individual to

Illy. It is the of the gospel that ll'ttlt*' everybody If. ibeii, ige for tbe new year, from me worth the reading it would be i

thing a* follows:

To try and 'realize' In INK, a*

WbouT making mucii ,h *‘ *• «“'• » «v*rtdyl*Hi

live* In a dying body,

attract much attention anywhere else: but Ocean Cl!y m*ke* no ado about However, eome day lo the not distant future, we will again realize that an Important new section ha* been edded lo Ocean City We are making history aud changing geography; and, after all. It la probably bettet lu tbe end lo spend our euergle■doing thing*' rather tbso Balking

abopt them.

'The wave of temperance sentiment that is sweeping over tbe country at

re-n* to vindicate the Incor-

poration of prohibition In the foundation of Ocean City. It would seem Ms beautiful re-art has been far of the times; and I thins we eaaonably expect each year to bring to our shores more end more people who seem to see ttalagi In a light. The best sentiment of tbe country I.tending toward temperance. Independent of tbe moral side of the question. Ocean City seem* to be ou tbe right tack for public favor In this

as wall a* other respects.

■Ocean City la becoming widely iowu as a ‘clean resort for dean people,' end IbU will not be the lra*i Important factor lu the prosperity thal juatVhead of us. The outlook for tbe coming year, taken -all the way through, Is highly encouraging along

I will endeavor to do all in

my power Jo advance the Interarts tof

tUs resort, and I

and Ihal

rare I* sufficient for

, < la-1 * : fifeud* ; pii«*.

■its. Mr

‘"'-“’I The"Itev. H. !« Kodlne ' aylnr of Ihc hardship. ex|*rteuoe tier pan Methodist minister In hlsri V.-tl lo u,,,, , .juartr, „f , „

I will prep j re jour flails anti specification^ • i without Aarge. They will be thoroughly pm, th al and adapted t» local conditions :: ...OHIY GAlVANIZcO NAILS USED ON EXTEOIOR WOEK... Otis M. Townsend BUILDER “Tr Successor to JOS. G. CHAMPION • QUEEN OF SEA TRIPS^ MERCHANTS I

V Kve

. a scliiMl i

rally

ward

s Ihought.

Hardly a day

Ihought as lo ho'

of Hie sch»

year partlrulwly the claim, of our young people press upon

• i Ki I-' I rea,

*-wne tboug efficiency ol

‘•«»l Howdy, the .. o^,

real Izal Ion of positions; may we have a little more lastleuce w Uh the boy* aud the girl* when they do uol.act exactly a* w« would have Ihem act: may we try lo view school question* more from the school boy's vlew-p&lnl; may we be entirely loyal lo Ihe school: may wr keep our dl*|>o*Hlona sweet: may we strive lo replace frowns with smiles: may we never forget thal Ihe Ural aim of the school should be lo I boy* and girl* to become honest, rlgiil, self-reliant. "A* parents, may we try lo * wKb the teachers; may we help II by atelug that our children are regular and prompt In their attendance, col. teou* and respectful in their demean■lay we all. parent* and teacher, alike, realize mure an bile childhood has Ua dulle*. It also a* It. rights, and thal the right to he happy." H. T. Casselberry:

cbat.ee to meet the The affair wa. Joy il&nisrU e. ve gretted that the ■tonuy. Other* Ibeen many more |.

The |>

H'ple pre

e JasJr'Kii

It nmlal.i study on

II, parlor, dining room and I the flrat fl'Ar aud laundry.

PERSONALS. 8. H. ra« a visitor here on Friday. «*P« J.8. Will,!, of thl. ell; Isltlng friends at Dla.l ieek. Dr. J. 8 Itougla. ra* a receui vlsllot Ml** Itlta Hand, of this clly. I.

hall, add HI*.

I. pare

*. H Iran

s' d*y«

l.ilailelpl.ia.)

"u»“ —- COAL COAL:

' /""" I COAL ■ICOAL COAL

nd nn>st ducct route to JCaatcrn and Southern M.e,t (lefightlul way to reach Mfergin llorlda, Alaluma lint, in the South and SoUt^K-st. Steamers new. fa.t ,, egant. Acc>nmiH«lalions and cuisine unsurpassed. Scu.! CITY TICKET OFEICE-K'* $. NINTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA. H, GENERAL 0FEICES--BALTIMOR , MO.

ENGLISH & JOHNSON,

eJkllCrtu

w. Beeves Hildreth

■- shoemaker lumber cr

I Home of Mr. and Mi “ — *”

jWmt C«|* M V , ... t.' Howard Befiernti

j I’hiladelph

ly^jsrt; Christ in

“•jjstteut ••I'irrl'Tr.rJTH John Donnelly & Co. - l.roUier. I.eniinrd w in. *i-h ■i„u- ... * ~

Buy

n Ihe

I.FTH FT. AND AVKSI' AVK.

of gelling

I pounle li. a

tempter, as well a. Saviour; to realize that each man I only one of a great family, whic leans we shall live ever keeping It ilod our brother-man. It Is said tha Hie bird* wear tbe brighlesl end of tbrtr leal her* ou the tyii.ld they . may oilier* gladden beauty, and ao If we hare anything worth haring let q.* share It brother. "To try lu 1»» to have much of Ihe u of life aud see lo It that, others hare a share of the fun. to -playfair' In the game of life, lo hare more'Ugh' thinking and leu 'small talk' And to 'goaalp;' lo each day, as It fresh and new from tbe ('reator's band, to add Mwnettilng to the wtore of etiaracter, knowing that character must outlaid lime tfed live In eternity. word, to try, In IMS. lo he what <»nd Intended HU children lo

' t"

Dr. 8. T. Abbott, President of Ihe Board of Education:—"You may say me that I am glad It I* well wltl. people aud this city We are {ti slesdfastly an I progressively ford Many Improvemeuia are being le and projected, our railroad facilities are unexcelled. Notwltb•laodlug the financial difficulties in he outside world, we have continued •bowing the.stability of

del phi*.

Mr*. Frank B. Scln.cldrr her j NOTICE TO LIMIT CHKHITOItS.

n. are enjoying a arlsll to relative*

■me Philadelphia.

Keqj , .petal Chrl*ima« wi Fhllndelphla. „C.ninly Cullartn. Ao*—f CbrNma* al hi day's Landing Mr and Mr*. 1 •pe»> Dbrirtmaa returned home. * Hannah D. Bob ■in of last week w ii utlc I'ounly. . aud Mr. Albert Ju*llre, formerly Allas Belle Hand, were visitor*"j; ere on Halurday. j •• H. 8. Higbee and wife, of Philadel. pbla, have been vl-ltl pare..Is In IUU cUy. Dayton •>*’ vl.it lo relative* al VHddletowi during Ihe holidays. David Dii.ba.id family, of llii* clly. ■ '5*1 s.V.'nwn n will Cbrlstms* with Dibb’a parent* In Bridgeton. Ml«* Plaut, of New t I. lllng her cou*lu, forcum, lu Ibis clly. Mr*. Abbie Bowen, of Pblladelph nd Mis* B Hooy.of Phlladelphis, enjoying life In Ibis clly. II. M. Cake, of Washington, D

We l

e bad o

church built, another •larted, aud we have a flne sc building. All..gel her. I think ^eure for congratulation, and the fulure outlook I* very encouraging." ■>r. ( baric* U. Blder, of Ihe Board Health:—"One of (he comforting ■ughts ou eoleriiig thu. new year of HkM Is the awakened Interest of man his fellow, evidence, ol which arc about us. but Ihe oiie partlcularly my mind Is Ihe spontaneous oulismrlug of'mouey. from people In aU stallonsofllfa, lu Ihe fight wgaliiM the

r Plague ’

iberculoats. once considered a •ary. or alieart an unprevculable III of manklud. now known lo be both preventable aud .curable, and no uider battle wa* ever waged than : one now on against till* scoutgeIhe pun-base of Bed fro*, stamp.

OTIIKK rlTIXKXs' VtKWS « hum,r » d *

Coaocllm... Harry F SUnton -^l “■ "* we belter*Ocean City never «aw . brighter l '"" *" '“ IW ' Wur -l.ould in future in prospect .ban on thl. ! •.■V "P" , I<.< , . he acllvrly In Ihe ffeb, ly of lbe lucomloa year of Hals ! LliU war la of ruur>c. a campaign But .here l.-,.uelhlug more de.u.mlr.1 of rdor * Uo " 1 bo » ,r "'!» boa.d of lbs people who are lulere*led in the "■» medium of dl-emlu.llng grow th auddevetiu.menl of Ihi* re«.H ,,,r knn * ta,B * ^ ,h, ‘ '«»l«y of Uw

dent with feUrtlatlog' C ” Un * 18 ^J_ >u,w d by both the

tbem*elve> u,s>a tbe promise of Hie future Nature aud man have given • advantage* thal ar* the envy of •Uter rew.il* along Ihe entire (via.t, • hey neler wifi be a*Myed for

* affilrlad."

U |* wall lo *Auk a desire for perann.l galu at Uae expanse of many. Among uor New Year rewlutton*. if-we have art already done so. *« all rtmuld add

inenargy luio the proiwr chauorl. ■r cUy'* Iwi welfare. To achieve end there 'must he-a union of Feud, should be forgotten and ig personal advantage, bru.lwd artde. Ihr Ihoughl pa/amouui In I he tlud* of all belog The greale-l g.».i

> ibagraaiaMtaumhet.’ "

Tbe Bcv. Dr Itook:-Tberel* mnli- Laudli.g for f , ‘«’ r I" Xew Year', lu a very a here young _ true sense. Ihe thing ibal has heru I. eveulug. lu proltUhle be thing Ihal will be. lire, will not j.lraraui lutercnur*,." * ereeuttally dlOrrent from Ihr year* similarly situated

A party waagtvaa al ihe home

Mr. ant Mr*. Liuwuod Sack, on Sal- feri*»<-

urday Aenlng, f.w two |s>pular.Elmer Beubrfi Stephen* girls'vetting In thl* i-Uy. Th.»e Treulon, weie goert. praaenl. Iw-Me Mr end Mr*. Sack. I leam iig Stephrurei

were- Ml** Allor Walw.ii Ollhrrl Sumli.y. I orson and wife. Warden Higbee.

l^onaidJAutphy aud Homer- Y..ui.* l ,,,. r ,i } . mum*, „ •kw.e'Vrre. drl,4i a. w Imre Hrey attend! '»y* Hie May'* I*andlug Beronl nmn *' u '

••There is a crying need In May'. a young men * ptm,, (Iraee Christlau, of.

■ heir ■ portion of Hie holiday*

aland lu.lWscIly.

tty i* ( Mr* D It. Maybew and Mb HaiiM-u, of this clly returned

729 Ceitnlln.. Ocean Cit,. H.J. SHOEMAKER’S STORAGE HOUSE 12lli and Went A ve., Oeeaii i lly, J. All |icrMuis h

kind

Shoemaker Storage House

Atlllllll.V.. AI.IIUAIIOSC AMI l I I-AI Li Spencer B. Swan Jobbing Carpenter a spoc.aity an dBuild6r QUARLES L. HOFMANN REGISTERED ARCHITECT

registered al tbe Biscaym Ell wood Horn, of (Jem

during H

regi.lerel al the Wyomlu Daniel Uallagber, of as down on Sunday and took a look t hi* hotel, the Lafayette. Ylrs.lt E. English, of Philadelphia, as aiuTmg Ihe many visitors lo thlcity duriog the past week. Mrs. tied. O. Adam* aud daughter, >f thl* city, spent < 'hrlstma* with Hit former's parents at Muillra Hill. Ml** Lydefia H Smith ol visited Mr aud Mr* Cha*. D Hamp•n Friday and Saturday last, o. W. Shirley, of Prospect Park, greeted hi* friend/In this clly, where

ALBERT G. GILBERT, I PRACTICAL HOUSE paintef 645 Asbur)- Avenue, a

0. J. HAMMELL Marble ui Granite Works

CEMETERY INCLOSURES Burial Vaults, Grave Covers All kind* of Cemetery Work Works at I’leasantvllle. ft. J. ATLANTIC ICE COMPANY DEXLca ,N p 0CDn0 ^ ountajn | cp

DARBY’S Ocean City Laundry 656 Asbury Ave • las. Work lu Every Partk-ulai.

w. L. BERRV, Manufacturing Jeweler, no. 11 SOLTM M.CUND ST.,. fhitaneiphia. fa.

Ceoree W. Ernst GENERAL HAULING

Aulnuio jb-«iaisge.

T.iiJ Bwddonce. 6M A.twiry*vrtiur Klfrtl Hi Axfer, M VhIAmm.

MENDEL’S

HOLIDAY NEWS I h *r* p '^ 1 "*-o*d" v., T,r,

lUlD AwUrtr, Avf*es ‘W.’^Vre^^'twI^crcozii

ALLEN SCULL Cortractor and BuHder

Men's and Young Hen's Suit.*

Men’s and Young Men's Trousers

JOHN MARTS -•«■“- Contracting; Builder Kvcr>thlng Ncw - ™ ,y ' ^> llth

GEtIGE I. I03KEBIS I SOI

Carpenters and Builders

JOS. MENDEL 1625 ATLANTIC AVE., ATLANTIC CITY

N. C. Clelland REAL ESTATE BROKER!

HARRY F. STANTON REAL ESTATE anJ INSl'RANCE PROPERTIES BOUGHT AND SOLD MORTGAGES PLACED OfFICF- EIgMJ, SUM! Bella Aibr) Aieiee Samuel Schurch REAL ESTATE : : >ND INSURANCE 101 isburj lie., Oceu Cltj, 8. J. see* *."! HoaMlux Home, me rw .v«M and anlmprored |-r<.p*rt :.* i

c. l_. LAKE -REAL ESTATE AGENT. 10 Artmrr Avenue. <Man city. N. J.

I- N. JOHNSON, PLUMBER, Steam and 6aj Fitteb R.-pairing a Specialty. Bath Tubs and Plumbers’ Supplies. '* '* “hAirv A v-s*nti<

A.. H. BAKER UcilEtutet - and • Embalmer. 849 ASBURY AVENUE, OCEAN CITY. N. J.i M AkK lake Undertaker ami Embalmert'

THEY SHED WATER like a duc|[, do nuV waler|<n.'f - They are nol merely damp pr.«>f are w aterproof. Ouly Hie hi-alb lllieil to Hie houae can a fiord l.i Is-».lie

LIKE All OUR SHUES

•hey are just a little better tbai.JI* are claimed in I*. .Thai - our wa And like all our afioe. they are . moderate 111 pri e as hone*t leaitiet aud .killed making will penult. CEO. B. PARKER

74* IKUI Bl AVikl l:

OCBJUI CITY XK1V JKHSEV

IRA S. CHAMPION Alderney Dairies Guaramefl Slrirtlt Pure MILK AND ICE CREAM * ESTABLISHED 1W1 ^WIlkArt MorMe^newYhi.^r^’-*" Fill St. aod Asbury Au

A. J. SMITH, PBOPBirTOa PURE ICE BEST COAL OAK A INI* f»IN»L WOOD Him. No. E3A ASBUBT i«»#l THE ins hwh

■—• —„ PUBTERIRS, RANGE SEHIKC HOUSE MOVINU AND RAISINS Mill LATOG, Pi,-,, tic.

7th AND ASBURY AVE-. OCEAN CITY. N. JFine Piper HtngiNf, Pti»« A Select Uoe ol WALL NAPENS AN® INTERIOR DECCRATION* UP-TO-DATE SIGN*