OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXX.

OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1910.

NO. 38

OceanCity Sentinel

-»7CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor 1.00 Per Year. Strictly in Advance.

cit;v directory. VCITY OFFICIALS

ATTO»««va-»T-l.aw. MORGAN HAND, ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW,

JONATHAN HAND, OouiiMellor-fit- I^nw, CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE. N. Lon| I'l.lan^CTevpImo..

m.Jcl

[jAW OFFICES

Apgar & Boswell; BUHY ^rTr-

; jjAW offices

Godfrey & Godfrey,

-mHta. H»rt«arj^ Rwh.rJ K. HUM. H M |'ivanJw^r Uo Poor—Beotva l.udUm. CHURCH SERVICES. aad'lliaMIi atrwiu kr». Ur K. K Hruui.u-,

1*2%

JAMES M. E. HILDRETH

Counsellor-at-Law

LAW OFFICES OF Herbert R. Voorhees,

‘Tefte

T. ABBOTT, M. D., PhyBlrlan and Nnrgeon, OFFICE—C»reer C«itnl tat Elsbit Street

'T.C. HUTCHINSON. M I I lomoeopnt liiwt. 624 EIGHTH SJREET

% •

A Merry, Merry Christmas to You

N. GR1SCOM, M. L).

^sysasa^ss

Allen Corson, II. D.' 1 ";;'"

, SHADY BILLS WILL BE HELD • GIRARD COLLEGE CITY’S FINANCES ARE IN

UP, SAYS COMPTROLLER BOVS WILL.CAMP

Avenue New Official Declares That

.Now Jersey j Any Efforts to D^&aad BASKETBALL IS

Dr w.

PaO Central

1*. HAINES Ave. Ocean City. N. J.

IT"* ret

£)K. CHARLES B. RIDER ►* 1 >entiaf< 809 Central Avenue

QHjy.. la

Otis M. Townsend A Prnrtlcnl Seaitlmre Arebller -Ltrenaed by the 8late. EIGHTH STREET. OPR. P. O. OCEAN CITY. N. J. theVh-to-datk Tonsorial Parlor 824 Asbtiry Avenue

M'

PHARMACY

unbent of the' Yoiiur Meu'a’ ve Lea Rue were Rueet- of i|.trt.ller-ele<t Mourer and A W. Powell, a newly elected member t f the Hoard of Education, at the lit. larne Monday iiiRbt. After the Rood thliiR* for ILe “In er man” bad been dlapoeed of. abort *peecbee were made by many bf the tnembera. Mr. Mowrer prealded and later Rave way to Vice Pre-ldent OHliert Coraoti. All the a|ieakera urged the Ineceaatty of.advaqdnR tbe beat luterrata of the city, which ia tbe object of the league. In the courae M Ilia apeech Mr.

TO BE REVIVED Owen Ja McCann to Manage Team of Local Veteran

Players.

Ita.ket ball la lo be revived In tbla city, and game, w ill be played weekly or aeiul-weekly wltb Ibe beginning of

rated In the rr

HU w

Eighth Street and A.bury A • ttatit, 00 Rw^Mnni. Liv'd f. T V-LIr •ULPRICE 7SC*

a few

AI Ian lie City Theatres

APOLLO({ltATRE

, NO WAITINO

ion. iSecoiidly-jtecatiK from (iraalona of eenriment which ic I believed the mitjorlly of ena of Ocean City were dee avlng me eerve Ibem In that c nd thirdly beeauae of. the rr

"Til* queal hether I e

m plon.Dr. Cbaa. R. I I. .Mc''auu are lul •emeut. Mr. McCn

[e I he le

It le being arranged to play gi

In Champion'a Hall. It la [Kie-lble that

a cage will be placed therein.

Joaeph IScboek, Arthur Cheater. Ores r Morey, Leroy Morey and Alfred Smith will likely be on the team. In addition to Itieae veteran playera,

Hildreth and Liby will

"Ueddy” Seaman, of Atlanllc Oily, tell known In apnrtlng circle* in thh eetlon, wHI referee the gamea.

i aaked a ■ my pre-

fSSVii SH!«ma"?3S^ ‘‘i MM'lihVi"L“ S 4 **' CHURCH SOCIETIES. tavna.‘*aualllar, aoetaly luaata Sm

giMMla. notions and men's fuiuhdili POWELL'S 921 A8BURY AVENUE

MINTZER'S SWEET SHOP 816 ASBUEV AVER HE ILl.OUiafDI^ RE ROIEIKE 15c per pound. 7 lbs. for »1 <» « pounds of our special for tl on

Clear toya. IS* I*

Candy Canes ajid Baskets. (Hire Fruit Our line of fancy boxes from SOr to |A 00 are ready. Wm. M. FitzGerald

LIFE MOTION PICTURES Pictures Changed Dally

a Rio*v *?»0 n

KBOHjMAN Pre-enta

Te Burke

. Violin. Mbnoo

AND CtllvaR

8*3 PARK PLACE

CHARLES K:

Miss

Her Latest Comedy “SUZANNE”

Mrs. Piske, In “BECKY SHARP*

ni-.xt-rrcuoAi kvkninc lul IcGov ud Adi lude

{|oa|tldn To tbla T won)'

a comptroller la an Innovation In Oce i t lly and It la Itnpoadble lor anyone ■ determine what will be neceaaary 1 •attsfactnrily perform Ibe dutlea of tl ■ nice. Neitber.the salary nor work, |i see ttiem at present. I« aunicletil demand my-undivided tltni!. Wbi t j bud what ia requlAd, I will auppty At any rite. I will say that Ibe affairs Inf the office will be conducted as near 1 a. possible to the satisfaction of thee

J lire community.'

"I waul this league, both as a leagi j and aa Individuals, aa well as all otlu . ■ itisens of tlixau City, to feel free 1 all times lo >eek or Inquire for any i i nraialkm they may desire t|> regard

the city's affaire and It w ill be cheer-

fully given.

"To those who have legitimate claims ■gainst tbe city I might say that they tave uotbtng to fear. Should tl perchance, be tlmee who eavor to mulct or defraud ist so sure as a Just claim roved, Just an sure w ill a abady e held up. Tbe expression Ibal :l'y (lays the bill, pul it on.' Is entirely x> frequently beard nowadays, and. •beu I say tbla. I am not referring particularly lo Ocean t lly, but genrrally. I expect to cooperate with tbe city officials In a*er> way possible bring about a cmiditioiVTtftliefttjanc • of Ocean City that will j that of no city on tbe Atlantic

CHRISTMAS IN THE CHURCHES

COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT FAVORED

“Madame Sherry”

Special Music for the M. E. and Presbyterian Con-

gregations.

- ! Tbe local cliurcla<e"are y-rrparing lo A Merry X-Mas ta^oii alt with a-nke fat turkey and ail tb© fix- ,. elct> r«ie Christmaa-Sunday neat-ln s.bought right at Stewart s Quality MarkeLt. Note the inducements appropriate manner. There will offered for Friday <rf this week. w special mi

To every customer purchasing goods to the amount of fz.oo we a pre-sept worth at least ay, also A reduction ifl prices saving t 30 (per cent. more. it juicy young fresb killed turkey. 27c lb. . f Sirloin-Steak 14c

| Sirloin Roast

Beef { Kib Roast

Pork Roast 1

Pork Chops 16c

Our own makeVSansagc 15c Onr own make .Pure Lard, a lbs. 25c Ottr own make Schtpple. H»- 25c Our own Compound 1 ic. 3 lbs. 30c 6 fat juicy Mackerel 25c: Fapcy print Butter 30c: ^utterene Strictly fresh eggs 33c doz.-. Kvapormted milk 9c caty 3 cans Globe syrup 25c; Fancy winter wheat flour 3501 2 lbs. mixed nuts 25c.

In the First M. H. Church In I jorulng. Dr. Bnmyate will delivc hristmaa sermon aud^ there will

^prclal musk- by the choir.

In tbe evening there will be ao pud special music by the cbolr am ■tale .quartet Tbe choir will under the direction of Hairy H. Lake;

riJIST KJttSBYTKH! AN.

A sermon appropriate to the day oe delivered by the Rev. H. T. Cw

H. STEELMAN Fresh IMeats Teas, Cofties. Fiie'Sroorws I

and PrtmsiOBS

BDCLTRY DREHBKD TO ORDER fOUITB ST. ul tSIURT Ml. titan a»4 Tokacce. Oricn Bcifacrtd

•Vrgan. • OffVrtpry." St. Cecilia 'Ulorla Pplri,” I«orenia. Ant hem, ''Brightest and Best Are tbe 8ous of the Moruing,” Dudley

' Buck.

'Cbriatmaa," 8belly

Medellne Da<

Antliem. "For Cum Us Is Tbiru Thle 1

Dey,” TYowbrnlge.

Often, ./ytkdel March.” Clark.

the program for tbe Includes a recital by

or those who wish a desirable location lor a Seta Side Home, j the oriranw.-Miaa Ada m. Kanck:

R,rSSsJSn G, Ocean Ct)-, in vicinity bl State Road

and Pennsylvania and Reading Railroad Staions and Thirty-; .. ••i„diau summer,” Brewer, iourth Street, Lots Nos. -Wlorta Petrt,” Lorent. Vbotr. TWi and TUT We»Wy eve-ocean front. 286 end 296 Haven avenue. Antbem, "Break Forth Into Jay,”

7W ana • 119 and 1SJ. corner.Simpson avenut Herrkl«e. Also a few meadow lota, rtoprsDO bob’. • Cbriatmaa Hong,”

- Mias Madeline Pavla.' '

Pen IieyKau la Kail road. v Prteqa quoted upon applleatloo to AUliem, “8lo(, O Heavene,” 81m-

^Organ, "Ave Man*." LtsaL "PoeUnde. In B.FIat” Weal.

Mlas Madeline Davis, tbe soprano

‘ PMMalfllM.

SlTEWART’S of Course Call early for we wilj l3e busy. • Ns '— AI,,, d^,'"

Interesting to Investors

: who wish a desirable, location lor a Seta Side Home.: the oHtanw.-Mia.

MR and 79S Central aveoae—t rollry

684 Asbury avenut. S79 and MO.j

ARTHUR D. BARR0W,S, Guardian,

11832 Central Avenue

Ocean City, N. J.

NO COMBINES

OFFICE; 1230 WEST AVENUE.

Consumer’s Ice & Coal Co. WHOl-K**-* *"0 mtTAIL. OMAlM*B I*

I CIS

wtdut ar treat lea. 1 1 Be * 1 | A Big Reduction irv Rrice J37orTMt^OMFAH7rMA7cAui»COAI»SuCTTO»« '

TRADE MOTTO: ■•SQUARE DEAU”

citixeo. Think It over, then call

HARRY HEADLEY.

Haal Hstate-Operator, Ntoth and burr avenue, nest to fire house who will show you the very beat- way and

the greatest bargain, to be

F. J. Shoyer Trying to Get Cadets Here During Next Summer. At the meeting of tbe Board of Trade F'rlday evening. K. W. Kdwards said that F'rederick J. Shoyer. former dlreclqr of the Department of supplies lu Philadelphia, and a warm friend of Ocean city. t> making strong eff orts to have the (ilrmrd College Cadets encamp In thl-resort next summer. Mr. Shoyer thluks'lbere is a good chance to secure this encampment. A committee la lo visit Ocean City aud look over tbe ground. Mr. Kdwards said that Mr. Shoyer bad requested him to bring tbe matter to the attention of the Board of Trade and ask for the board's co-operation, j Mr Kdwards moved that the Hoard of Trade co-operale with Mr. Shoyer In hla efforts to secure the Otrard College adets' encampment for Ocean City next summer Tbe motion, seconded ry Dr. C. B. Rider, was carried. President Stevens stsled that the uisubcra of a boys' Hub In Germantown are thinking of building a club bouse lu Ibl. city. It Is a club lo which OJ. ItcKouaae,of Germantown, a property owner here. Is Interested. President Stevens, Mayor Crease and other, had been requested to write to officers of tlie club. Mr. Stevens read a reply he had received from Charles W. Balnbridge. Jr., superluleudei tbe (Jermantown Boys' Club,

as follows:

■ very kind letter of December •Ing of the cbsrms of Ocean band. In reply, I beg to advnwthst I have spent a number cations at Ocean City and arm pleased lo spend every vacation Ibal Is coming to me on Ibis earth In your city. We are not' ready, however. I settle on tbe site for our summer can as tbe matter baa 001 been official), laid before our board of managers. * * We expect to .conduct a sum me camp for about four wrekgfor 100 boyi This will be under canvas ” Tbe writer adds that tbe matter of

VERDICT GIVEN HOTEL OWNERS Jury Decides in Favor oi Headley & Adams hi

Elevator Suit,

the December term of the Caj>e May County Court was heard tbe of tbe Otis Klevator Co. against Hi ley A Adams, owners of the Belle

Hotel In thle city

Terence Ooldenberg. of Atlantic City, who reprevented the plaintiff*, showed e written agreement under hlch he said his chant Installed an elevator In the hotel of tbe delendault Ocean City, receiving on account fKMtl, leaving due a balance of with Interest from May, 190S Tbe defence admitted moat of tbe allegations of tbe plalntlir, but clslmed Tat the contract called for a lift that 'ould raise a maximum of 1000 pounds aud would raise a load of 000 pouuds at ■peed of 100 fact per minute; wltb a aalutalued” water pressure of 47 pouuds. They claimed that the best 1-eed they have ever been able to gel, .lib ^load of 6U0 pouuds, was Hfty feet In 49 reoonds, notwlthstandlug tbe fart that repeated tests of tbe 1 that It was up to tbe figure named In tbe contract; further, that Ibe company had admitted that somebody In lira office had made a miscalculation of the elevator, and that they could only be made lo H~ ‘ Ibe required speed by lustalllug —*- larger water service pipe fro

d until el

the si

The plalullff Insisted that 1 tallied water preesure” ww different proposition from ■ the elevator w a. the pressure would fall from sight to (waive pouuds whUelbe machine was making lu trip, hence the defendant bed not furnished Ibe power Ibe con"act called for. The jury found a verdict

Board of Trade Selects a Committee to Look Into

the Subject..

was stated Id Ibe Skstinei. of reek, tbe subject of a commission of goverumetil for Ocean (Tty baa discussed here by many residents ome time past. Definite steps along tbU line were taken Friday evenpedal meeting af tbe Board ol^Trade called for tbe purpose of talkthe advisability of adopting this form of goreroment. After a.free discussion of the matter. Councilman Geo. O Adams, Joseph U, Champion aud George Barren were ~ a committee of three to |nernment and :n every way eld the passage of an act that would apply to O.-eanCKy, tbe •ommlttee to report from time lo time lo the Board of Trade

for IU approval.

This motiou was made by former

Mayor Joe. G. Champion.

The dlscomkm bearing on the sul ject of this lorm of government wi

George Barrett, w ho was r

quested to give hie views. He apoke

lengthen the advantages of

ARRANGING FOR M. E. CONFERENCE Presbyterian Church Officials Offer Use of Their Edifice

During Sessions.

Dr. Bruuyate Is busily engaged

■king

Jersey H bold Its M. E Ct

both Dr. f hu cb try per tbe First use (belt

considerably.

Harry Headley eatd that this Bute 1 lu venous departmeuU U wholly under commissions. It UoT fair, he said, to'ask a ouslne. Me business Ju orier to attend

to tbe city's affaire.

-‘Geo. O. Ademaspoke In favor

and moved that tbe

In the Lcgtsla-

requeeted by the board to prepare a bill giving Orest. City tbe 0 of governmn ive It passed t

Legislature.

A. C. Boswell said tbe people would' have .10 vote on thle before act too could

k Mile)

■with due coostderetlou for conditions at Ibe seas hors. Harry Headley os proposed maettoE. under the aoeploee

of the mayors of Ibe Bute to dUcuas ** ” “ “that n ltd be well for Oeaaa CKy to be

Re -oggestHV tl for Oeaaa City

barlnga/

Tew

.‘of 1 to

Mr. Bi

.tfapoA. port bee

floe-bo Hairy nd wH

7!^S

VERY GOOD CONDITION

So Say Mayor and Comp-troller--Trade Board Favors Bond Issue, a ipedal meeting o! the member, of the Board of Trade Friday evening, motion of K. W. Kdwards it was snlmnusly agreed that It was the ■se of the board that It farore a bond issue by the Hty. and that a comes of three be appointed from the board to prepare some basts and cooperate with Council, provided the courtesy of co-operation le extended Council. A ’resident James M. Stevens, of Ibe board, named tbe foliowlug commit- ‘ e: R. W. Edwards, Harry Headley Hi B. L. Goff. Former ConneBman Headley mM ■at If It made no difference In tbe order of tbe business, be would like to bring np a discussion of tbe cHy’s DnaocUl condition. Be, desired It plainly understood that be was not tl>*re to make any crHJcUm. The floating indebtedness of tbe Hty Is aomctblug, however, that concerns everyone Interested in tbe resort. The speaker aald that be would stale fecu end then request tbe Boasd of Trade to appoint a committee to work with CoUDcit toward tbe creaUooofa bond Issue. Tbe Board of T

TOOK ASSESSMENT ORE CAMP PLOT

Council Agrees With Objection Made by Lawyer A. C. Boswell. At Connell's special meeting Monday evening, objections to the confirmation of Ibe- report of the comm la-

several ol the avfcnuee op

town were l*ard. Tbe objectors Included John II. Kenffrick, owner ol property user Second street and Weeley avenue, and t^c Ocean City Laud

Cb. V r Tbe laud company It^ve a nui

r reason,.Stuntig other, that tbe lands rfertgd lo In Ibe notice are the private property of the xnopsny and^have never been dedicated to the city or as public straeU; that ne uottes was given the company of the proposed opening

and laying out of said streets, and

opportunity was .given the company

ird upon the subject of the as1, and that tbe ordinance ap-

pointing Ibe comml^louera was without iegal authority and was Irregularly

A. C. Boswell, who said he wai

offered objection . seasmrnl of tbe piece of ground on At ■antic avenue, between Fifth aud Sixth streets, as owners unknown, as w»Thls land, known as the camp ground, has been dedicated.!!! the Hty, J ’1 not tblnk-thecffy has abanrtght lo tbtr"ground. He did .not think tl proper for CounHI lo coo firm a report that pill allow this piece of camp ground lo be assessed as "uukn'owo” when tbe lend tflkd been accepted as dedicated'land by. tbe city In the past. If the Hty does not want tbe land In tbe futnre. he s*ld, there Is r tjr of lew to permit the city to sell If the lend Is assemed as "owners unknown,” the Hty '— — — —

from the assessment

4lo'o. of %>unHlmeu. Marta, by Counalm— *»—- —

portion of the a»-e»m tbe campground plot 1

I he MrBo-wHI-eeld be - her of property owner.

‘• c * Willing to help tbe Hty beautify Ibis lot of ground. . | It may not be out of piece hereto re-!; far to a (palter regarding a sect lot, %f

the camp ground alleged to fe to a number of buslita men. I»uy ^ ~ ' “

nt relating to xa stricken out. ie knew of a num-

ire that Council would co-operate. From the tax duplicates and. other similar source*, Mr. Headley produced which be said showed that tbe Hty {fas a deficit of fJO.OOO tbla year. Tbe Hty cannot ba run on any leas wblcb means a total dellcll of 140.000 by the end of next year. If this deficit le taken care of by a bond D>ue, tbe city will get rid of money troubles for tbe present, although all will have to be paid in tbe Tbe tax ral( cannot be In

The city should be ts take care of Ibis and also of tbe certificates. The speaker urged that the Hty gel right and start right. Tbe new ■ ptrollar will ace that the necessary >ey ie appropriated and that tbe appropriations are not .overdrawn. ITty Engl near Goff said that there ie no Question that the Hty money will " m than la-*

should be torered by a boo'd 1 Tbe Hty^eau make money on a 4 per tgUrlag tbe

Boardwalk Improveme: wblcb coat 6 per rent. Mr. Headley mid In all fainteas R should be stated that this year’s deficit iot,creatrfU»le jrer; 44000 of R sen earfledfrom 1907, Speaking of Ibe taxes collected In'this Hty. be said that almost ooe-thhd of It goae for State-school aud county purposes. Robert Fisher said It seemed to him that tbe Hty le paying out entirely too

R. W. Edwards favored a hood taeoa that will be taken care of In tbe futnre. Dr. Rider, lu epeakln_ urged that the pipes be laid b id > filled, end t '

troller will keep things et

ild that with the

Stale and county getting *39,000 from this city, tbe law.doesn’t apply JosUy

Ing {hla money on a per centum basis wbere, as In this Hty, than Isa population of SO ,000 In sum mar and only *000 Following Mr. BoswHI. Mayor Cream mb ilia floor, oad aoM lu mbHaoim -

>y points brought oottat

■A good

the discus,

nation, but I will probably nsgtact forget many minor opro and nfar on

to tbe; * '

ooly

to portent ooea.

. — all. reference taws bees -

on two or three « '