OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXVIII.

OCEAN CITY, N. .1., THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 190M

NO. JI

OceanCity Sentinel

-»rCURTIS ROBINSON

a'tt' " AN1> ' B, r -ABBOTT, M. I).; ATTOHNEY and COUNSELLOR AT LAW, au«! Murgem, u tJTctr eum Ud Lit bit Sirec.

H. F. STANTON ELECTED PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL

JONATHAN HAND.

CITY DIRECTORY, CITY OFFICIALS

" 0J ** 11 i i; i"£S; Asks the Members to Work

T c HUTCHINSON M D In Cnlaon for Good of MORE MONEY FOR

. .. ’ ‘ ‘ | the City. llomwopatlliMt. | Tl.r inriul>rr> of .l,e ..r« < m

; j s:il U'KSLEV AVEXI E '

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

niii/.*iiun nillraaii 1

: LAW OFFICES Apgar & Boswell,

N f HOWARD BURT, S09 \\ esliry Avenue. , jjaL""

•iulKl liy H. A. \V e operator, ibe oilin

Court of Errors and Appeals Says Perkins Law is Constitutional.

b ttm.-rr Bud Mecr^lBrt, I i'ru'-Dr. Owu.. II KMr/>mi

L WW OFFICES

Godfrey & Godfrey,

Atlantic City. n. j.

JAMES M. E. HILDRETH:

cnuKCti seitvices. lirTai'iD 'wnlwu' »Snrr*t?S! T Bri

n i 7u ou dl > «■"

LAW OFFICES OK Herbert R. Voorhees,

J N, GR1SCOM, M. D. ■ * I'illTH-1 \.\ji ts \v 1: , «ii.VW'm “??',;*■; 1 QR. .CHARLES B. RIDER ’

>• I >«mt ixt •«

o 809 Central Avenue |i Savoy Theatre Allnnlir 4 ||). X. J.

IVi

H|b rallroa

of SO c*nl» >ni n son..

rami K Hot I Mr. Slauti

Iiftivklo for Hie taxation < . railroad pn-prrty at an a I lax rale. 'I'tn^claM of )• previously taxed at the ra on each tl(l»,'knd the tola the Sute thenrfruni »aa a <««>. Under Tue~1ay'»''

le-trtH p roperly t

on earh 4100

Court aim rendered a dect>H clam railroad |>ro|ieny by loo

r», dei'larlUK th< ultonal. ThU u

R ALPH L GOFF,

“ “• CIVIL ENGINEER. ■^1 nf 11 «*>.■ p,Hi.... SH R \/P _ S.JS'ji L^aTu^'i'«LHm u'. r .T:i CONVEYANCER MCraevell _ BlkTH »ND CENTRAL AVENUE, IjTrtnllyniBteli.PioteWaDt KpWeoi.i OCE^JCITY. N. J. Money for Jorigages... SSWt JORDANMATHEWS

CARSON «St WILLARD liKKINKU VAUUKVIl.I.t 7 Big; Acts 7

I the

r n%e.«ln|{ of 1 hie claw of |>rn|ierty will return to the old method by which the I,, ■ Ihmrd of Awe»-^f»—>Thl»< declulun Ijjdoea not eltrct the late of taxatloii of rr.y. » hlch

I Mill C

■e taxol at the r muuuUiiaUy alien:

I* city, a-d he

iinrcd ’

I the

• of Hie H

II ba'

-■ < STf,. .r.

THK MOST TAl.KKji (H WOMAN u,,.,

I. RICE, _ _ |-^ e—« could look rchitf-ct Mrs. Eva Fav ,l,e ' , “ rhd< i

^ ^

64K Hncldon AvcA . A.k her every thin* jlllien. Ill t

1-tARRV I

KEOISTHHEU

I way to acciimi'lhdi result..,

Hlanlon .aid, I. to work In | R:0ou w, ° m “ re l* r ‘ 1 *»" "ie.v |... I .I.I.., ,u sbouMtr. l on-i l, » Vf h * d 1,1 ,, *T J1»*L The i-erkma the .jieaker er,.rewed the P«-ed In ISOB and whentlie 1 -• the end of the year. all ,,, ^'' ,ne,,u " ere m,de ou «“• k. without rrRrrl., at ! ru * d " Ul " ,; 07 "“J' rttUMM to pay

in DAIS. i "*« '"'T****** «'"•

applaum from the I

A. B. SMITH AGAIN TROLLEY COMPANY MUST MADE DIRECTOR PAVE EIGHTH STREET

Freeholders Organize for 1908 j and Appropriations and TO INVESTIGATE

Committees Announced. Tile t'a|* May Uounty Boat Down Freeholder* have orgauln « year by e-elertlnc A. H. c dimlor. J. I>. I.udlaui wa* el The folio* In* approprlatlun.

Mdr:

MERCANTILE TAX Councilmanlc Committee Appointed to Look In-

to Matter.

At Council', meetlue on ■Monday night, Councilman Headley a*ked City Clerk T. Lee Aitam. whether he had lecetved an opinion from City ■Solicitor Thuiupmu on tBe wrrrautile lti*ii*e ijiieetlon. a* re<|ue*ted t>y

Says Council, but Mr. Stern Declares City Asks too Much.

M C.mnctl’a meetlnz. on Monday :ht, I ounrilinaa H. L. Htullb moved thecotMddWBlIon of the trolleyex"don ordinance. 'ouurilman Headley aaked a bet her

it a public n

Thla que

hi* here a abort time

recent meeting.

ia an.were 1 that. I r had neglected to wi

Thompmn utili

road bond.. Holly I leach bridge hu Debt and Intercut *|«<:tal defldeury. Public building, and ground a, ounty road, Ike'nni.vllle. ■ceau City turnpike repair-, le|>air* llio tiraude and < ourt Houw mad a, Holly lleach road repair., Salarlc* Hlicrlll’and Kurroe'* oilier.

.wered by Mr.

of the projector* of the toad, aatd he believed It waa the aame

ordinance.

Prealdent .Stanton look oo-a.lou to

-ay that If the memhera of CouihHI de-lred explaQationa of any parta of the ordinance. Mr. Stern doubt lew

would be glad to anawer >|U«it1oqa. Councilman Headley exprewed the

Opinion that the ordlnanee la ctewr. ao

11 Headley aal<l Dial the far as It gnm. but there are aoma ha. been delayed too long, j thing., the *peaker aaid, that he fell Mayor Champion had rr|~ru.l | mre the clly would InaW on.

TITat lie haul ollerled tlie Brenw friim ’ Mr. Stem replied that hr * »l»d all but three bu.iuew people, and Hit. tu have thla opportunity ,.f tn^Bug wa* true In ao far a. Mr. Champion the member* of Connell and the wa. concerned, but tliere are more dtlxeca of tht* reaort. The original than three (ample w in, hare not paid intention of the company waa to run the llcenae. j the road to the board walk, but they tied

the potut where.ho much o

j »e mu.I do aoiuetbhig," 2M».0"|aaid •'Every man ahould be uaed «I0 W , exactly alike. Tbe*e Uxe. abnuld ■«' <»', have been collected hut aummer. i • 'Ity ofttctsl* hare not douethalr duty. uUIOi We *hould procacd to collect all of 11 MO00 Uie*r llcenae* or return the money to j tlHMe who bare pail. It'* tbe only tlMU.Mi I f,| t end •.pure way to do. and I'll

g tt^tm K.

I fit

He Iben moved for (lie apimlntaieni ■of a committee of three to tuveatlgate the mercantile llcenae qne<lon, and report at the next meeting of Council,

mg) im Preiddeut Stanton appointed tbe 'Wl*' following committee: Couuvtlmeu

Headley, Godfrey and Campbell. SfiO.OO .

Total,

mobile fu

HHue) OolllnifMvvooU, - - .N.J. I ^ mil FAST LINE THBCOSfl CARS

.Iportty 0

Monday e

■SECRET SOCIETIES, owa. OI» Lodga. No. I7L E.aod ■1 .* Myiuid and ii.urtii TUaraday rv trnluai M. luiira: 'eseury, P. M. T

M»ytaajmiMo. »K. m laK-trf IN luUI.^Aabury^av

MOVING PICTURES AND ILLUSTRATED SON IS ...

Little Price*—10 3). S'..

SHERIFF CORSON HERE

SEE WASHINGTON THE HEART OF THE NATION THREE-DAY TOURS PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Jjnuan It. JO. Fcbrnary II. 20. March 12, April 2. U ar*

May 7. WO*. *

ROUND TRIP RATE $10.55 OR $13.05 FROM OCEAN CITY, N. J. Ill TDs Principal PointsW Inlernt in Ilia National Capital

•nth.,

In thl* cMy. 011 Friday It

iraou, who ha.' , U. II. t>tlte*, j

l>>tt,4fiu uv CHAFING-DISH PARTY received fmm Stale auto- 1 ____ dgipproprlated to repair.of • >>srn .. ker

tllOHSS IUO * Ur ‘° d ' 10 ** J •-«- • »•«» t'ru-uu.. IHredor Anthony H. Smith an- Ml ” K,hel ri ^ oeu “ k ". »l>° I-

W. Shirley, of l'ro*pect Park, nnunced the ap|mlntment of the fol 'vdlug ach.a.1 Th Horton, but who ha. ! County. Pa, who own. a low log committee.: I,ce " • Soupleof weeka here Itage It. the upper -ecttou of atANOnni tTUOnmiW. »>er vacation, (area phaflngdl.h and who |. a frequaiil viattor Alm.bobw—Johii*on, Lud la m, l ,l,r *y lo • Few of her friend* at the here throughout tbe winter, be* Jurt Schelleuger ' home of her (tarsia, Mr and Mre. C. brru ie-ele<-teil •ecretery of theGuruey County Hoad*—Hmltli, Fox, Lud- ** Shoemaker, on IMntral aveuue, on Holldii.g and Iman Awoclalkm. of lam. Spence, Sehelleogrr. Jnbuaoll. Ttiureday evening.

I'hiladelphla. Air. Shirley ha* hern Itutlierlonl. Hen nett, Vletumeycr,

■ecreUry of thl* awoHatlou for thirty- Clouting.

live consecutive term*. Treasurer'* Account* — Kutherfonl,

Stelnmryer. Ludlam « - Finance—Stetnmeycr, Hutherfurd, I’ubhc Hulldlug*—Fox, Hennett.

Spence.

Lunacy—SchrlkHiger.^ix, Hpunetl. General BUIa Bpenpc, Clouting,

Hennett.

I>l*cbargeuf I'rlxiner.—Schcllenger.

h*-

neday*—and thk

maity during tlie la.t

| very many (leraona are to be Mien taklort ah t*Hind. tug Min bat Im lit t lie clly iwvlllou, on •lowly i the boardwalk. Tbey^H near the Mni of; w indow* and the *uiT* ray* pour In

Mi** Charlona Shoemaker (irealded ort capably over the chanog-dieh. The young people epept tbe evening In pleaaenljgyle Thera wa. eome excellent mttelc. Card-playing waa

idulged In, atao.

Tboae preaent, bcrtde the Mlaaea Shoemaber, were Mlee Hertha Sen II, Mi-. Harr at Hcbureh, Miw Mamie Urqubait, Harvey Y. Lake, M. K. t'hamplon, Ralph Cheater, Clarence Scull and Homer Shoemaker

CITY HAD FEW NEW CITY OFFICIALS EIRES LAST YEAR GIVE FRIENDS A DINNER

GAVE PARENTS BIG SURPRISE

CHURCH SOCIETIES

wwni. Hrvrelary, Mr*. Joa . •iMWar,. Wr*. T Lot \d.m»: ro

WUS-rr

MODERN PLUMBING AND HEATING ALLOW AY M. SMITH & CO. iSuccapof* lo M. A. W. Smlthi 846 AStiURY AVENUE, - OCEAN CITY. N. J.

tl*wdl*y. mamrar: Mr-.

N. C. GODFREY’S Business tee. i57 »sbnr» henee, Spring'll 1907.

1 (=>RO»r J K CTS ‘

*K?k— p u || |_| n( a of House Furnishings ....

Every Col J Lna*be*. SWurd., Nti ht / EtcTjju excursion House Ju »F.S Cl.Aik Pioprirlor «AIN STREET and . SEW JERSEY AVEM'E SOMERS' POINT :: N. J

Thomas j. thorn Ploriat FAU. BULBS, GRASS ■nd CLOVKR SKKD. >19 Aabnry Avcooc.

Worst Blaze Was at Bickel’s and Russell's Houses in

October.

Thl* rexirt had very few lire, during ■ he year 1WI7. There was only one

big blaae Till, started In Hlckcl'* _____ bakery early on Hie morning of t»c- . _ _ . toher ad. Richard H. Johnson and Miss lYompt work by ibe fire depart-! Viola Garwood Married incut, under direction of Chief H. H. , . (invar and Aa.|.Uiil t hlef. Alfre.1 II. | 4 ln Camden. Hmltli and John K Trout probably Former Cqtirtahle John N Johnnon Mived the block of bualne*. house* and ha* had *ume ■urprlre* during hi* life, the Klberou Hotel. The lo**Mirtalned hut be wa. glreu one of the beavlert by Me*.r*. Hlckel and KumcII .wa* of the lot on New- Year', night, w han about tatMO, moat of whlrh wasrovered hi* son, HlrharA H Johmwn, and by Insurance Ml** VI0U1 Gerwood, daughter of Mr. There were several small “aUU'' and Mr*. William Garwood, of thla alarm*, when the damage done wa* city, walked Into the Johnwi home trifling. . and tbe young man anuounred that The record of fire*, a* kept by Chief he and Ml*a Garwood had been Conver, I* a* folUw*: married that day hi Camden. March MKb^wtlll alarm at pm. - When (be *euhir Johnson recovered' from Fifteenth and Wert eveuue from hi. surprise, he made the yuuug Meadow* on Are dure lo houre of |>alr weleome, and (bey are now living

Andrew- Hurlelgh Kilingul.bed by tlwre

No. 1 chemical “lltck" Jobnaou, a* the new husMey £Sd—Alerm from Hox lit I i\ Imid I. femllerly kuoan. el the pta. p. in. Fire located In re.idence of rut lime I* employed by hi* father, Samuel Hoffman, on Aabury avenue, who l. a plumber. Jam xnaiurr tlie above Fourth afreet The caure wa* young man wa* In tha eai|iloyof tlie iuxifllclenl protectlou of stove pipe 'local ga* company, going through the roof. All com- Mr*. Jobii*ou I* a I'blladelphN girl.

• apparent.

hlllr

(■areiit* for OTvenl

June Zd—Alarm from F.iglftb and* more titan a year Artiury avenui. Fire located Mj a took up a peraiann

tha rear of Hty.

avenue, which occurred The wedding ceremony wa* perc wa. twlug dtrtufected. formed by Hie I Lev. Gnirge H. Neal, Ail llicoompaiike. ra.|*Hidel. and tbe pertorot tha Hroadway M R Church #te *a> («il out by Hie ure of clieailoal. — ..^4 l o. * K O, • A O M OU ivV r 4l

l>r und Jin William A Havi.. of

-" ‘ net 11 of

•• Felix

Questions of Public Interest Discussed at Gathering at tbe Biscayne.

YACHT CLUB TO HAVE A BENEFIT Will Share in “Ronnd Up’ 1 to be Given in Forrest Theatre.

Chairman Cbarlea J. Curren, of the ceau City Yaebt Club entertainment committee, baa arranged for an "Ocean Clly Yacht club Night" at Ibe Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia, on Toaaday evening, March Id. Die committee baa been able to secure one of tbe latest New York mcceaaea, “Hound which waa played In Gotham

Jude anh—Alarm from hox al NlnMi and Ih-mn avenue at 003 p. m.

Fire hi Fogg', merry-go round .at th«r deughlrr, vi|« IWatrtce, . Ninth rtrert end lire boardaalk. Ubgao. Gunter, of Jackxw, Mle*. j duwn F^bth street under Ibe boiler. hi euclue room. All fi 1 - lJ*vla and fatally are asked K. W. Kdward* for hi* viewi

Mr. tUiwards waa c

Clly oflli-lal* and a few Invited friends were ttie guests of Mayor Crease, President of Council Harry F. ritauton and Couiicllueu H. 1., Smith and Casatua M. Campbell al a dinner at the Hiacayue after Council* bad adjourned on Monday evening. X Follow lug I* the menu a* prepared by Mine Host H. A. W. Smith m hi*

uapal line style, Mr Hmllh, as a retlr--tAILMaaoua. mg m riuber of Council, doing bla best '** comuriUee will aliortLr aeud out to plfree the palate, of hi. recent tbeaa ticket, to the mviubM of Ibe fallow city olHf-lala ami their friends: club, and It la their expecunoo that viyrtar nAw ibe/vimmlltce will receive the hearty OatOTy lickan co-operatloa of the memhera of ibe Hoaal urirey, UMMi 1 Urevy^ ^ | dub The member* purchasing there rtnrkm itaUg Vrrsrb Pra. ticket* will practically receive a double Braw ac4 hwoti in* .tor. benefit from their purchase, namely ^ Martred wan. PMatoOT ,h«y will see a very good, morel play. N "* p01 , t% ** and. recoudly, the money Ibe euleriwoot prau ciaan I taiumeut committee revetvea la tbe When lire turkey and other good vy «*f profits will lw a|*ut oext thing, had barn disposed of. Mayor »ummer by tbl* committee entirely for CrearereM tbey were gathered a* the the entertainment and ami guart* of tbe newly elected om«al. «>*• dub member*, tbelr fat and they were fady lo bear nugget- f, ltud*. Hon. from auy one for the betterment J Kalpb Wilson, rerretary of of tha city. the entertainment commute*, wll! Prealdent ritantoo amtllugly mid be bmit tire ticket* In chatga, and auy would not be aurprired If tbl* ware lb member dartriug addlikMiai ticket* begloulng tit a "round of pleasure." f * u meure them by addrerelug hit He tbaukad all for Ibeir atten lance. Wallaoe rtreet, Pbiladelpbla.

I ‘ounrllmau rimilli modertly <U-

dlnad to aay ao>tbluc. "You*ve all •"

heard toe In Council during (lw last The work of Improving tbe berethree years, and now I'll give way lo t»eni of tbe Flret Presbyterian Church Councilman Campbell." »• ••••'G ciupleted. Tbe floor ba*

Mr. t^mifbell. also modart. ex- »'* d

Preared tbe thought that Ibe other* Br- ««mt of (darter

bad .pokau for him. wUI be lighted by electri Ity ami aleo Coumllmaii D H Hampwm said be ' wUI b * v * «** flxlurea. Tbe carpenter would like t» bear bow tire other* fell well done uy H. H. Hwan with regard lo Hie exteurtou of tire The mom will ba model in every way

lime tbe road aa It now (a wa* nut*had that they were compelled ^ .vpenit further o(ieratlona for tbe time being. | iere la any objection to tbe exten of tbe road down Eighth rtiqat to tbe boardwalk, the company I* willing to stay where It ta. The company M^Mtbat the road will prove of mutual advantage to tbe reaort aod Mm »p—r * . pared what they considered a reasonable ordinance. If tire road 1* run boardwalk in Atlantic City to tbe boardwalk In Ocean City more people will come to Ocean CMy. A* it I* now. people coming over ou the from ‘tlsatlc City aay. “It's a nice ride on a hot day, but there's no plaea to bo.’’ The company, Mr. i .aid, ba* tried to be a* honert Ocean CMy people as It h Rtth itself. Tbe company. In building tbe road, ba* given only the best in tbe character of oonrtruction. Councilman Headley said be supured tbe beet time for amendment* 1* ou the second reading, amendment* might be loot think tbe ordinance reya anything about paving Eighth rtreet,'' he concluded. i hastily declared that he withdraw the ordinance. He said be could not accept that proposition. However, be would to pleased to hear a free dlacoasioo of tbe

ordinance.

Councilman D'H. riampren gars It a* hi* opinion that Eighth rtrert ibould to |>aved to tire boardwalk. Tbe extension of tbe trolley line down Eighth rtreet la going lo ruin tbe rtreet. There would not be room to drive between tbe track* and tbe brick gutter. Tbe trolley line people should be made to pave from curb tocurb. Mr. riampaou declared that tbe Hbore Fart Line Company la not giving the people of thl* city proper accummodaare dumped out on lire meadows. Mr. riampaon Insisted that the city should not give the trolley company everything. Councilman Headley mid that while lie road I* of mutual advantage, ba a* aure the people of the dty would cmand that- tha company pave Eighth rtreet. He said further that he would tnrtrt upon the paving of Eighth rtreet—If not thl* year, thru within two. three or Are year*. He dkl not think this is asking loo much. Mr. Stern, In answer, stated* that tbe officer* of the trolley line do not manllartaus. Tbey would not have invested ao much money if tbey did not expect to get mku* return*, but tbe burden ot paving Klgblb rtreet la something tlie compauy cannot un< did not think hk

He

lag* In tbe upper aa

for Sale-the k room dart I- The township rommlttae of t.'pper heart rorner Filth end A*- Township, tbl* county, has ported «gu« gi'lu* realdeut* permission lo FttaxK F. Ha BUY. kill all untuiiuled dog* men In that BAR Aabury avenue. met too. There J. tear of rebid cwolue*.

HarM H. Ha

wa* of tlie opinion I* made bp Cooin-ll Vt i •

tlie meeting that night were (air In *cull. in tbl* c aplrlt. n a,Olid to remarkable if lb* '»<b**B rily were given everything aaXsd tor (hex. He thoughl It would to well to etriks P«*» •! a middle ground He expressed lb* Aflerward hope that everything would turn out other mrtbme of the Wart.

]<«toa»Bral

ejo*

Tbe ordinance waa accepted on Brag reding. Mr. Stern It would to a big help J the company If tbe ordinance ware uahfd. a* the company would Hk* to have Ibe rxteuatoo completed before Earter. If tbe oidluanc* I* pa* ud, the company I. ready to begin work within twenty four boors Couacllmau Head lay mated that lemhera of Council nan dtonaa lb* merit, of tna ordinance with tbe