OCEAN CITY SENTINEL — - ^ \ ± ;

Y OU XXXI.

OCEAN CITY, N. .1., THUKSDA \ , JCI.Y «, I'Jll.

NO. 14

Ocean City Sent-

AT-iOlIMKtK.

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MORGAN HAND, ATTOBNEY and '' COUNSELLOR AT LAW. ■Bd.KiamliMtr Id (lADorry.

X. C. HUTCHINSON. M. D 1 lomwopntblHt. 62* EIGHTH STHEET ocean, city. n. a.

CURTIS ROBINSON

Edilor and Proprietor

COUNCIL STANDS BACK BAPTIST ClfBRCH JWIVES OF FORMER CITY OF CITY’S “GRAFT" SEARCH IS DEDICATED OFFICIALS OWN SAND PIT

ImprcfiHivc Ceremonies Pre-

JONATHAN HAND,

r. Strictly in A4 ? docr.< <JoUn " 0,lor ‘ 1

J N. GRISCOM, M. D. KlmiTH HT. ANl) WKHLK\ AV

Agrees to Make Appropria-

tion and.'Will Give Committee Moral Support.

oR. L. Goff Told Conncilraanic Investigating Committee. Hall'll I.. Hoff, cl»!l engineer, iKrfore the l ounetlmanle InvnMIntlne innnUler Katunlay evening Me t* a•|iilr.u>1 by Krerlerlck J. Hlmyer. a well •’ll Philadelphia lawyer and mem>1 the i-ninmlltee, In the abduce he eoiiiinltlee'a apei-lal eonnael, Solicitor llleakly, ol ramdeti. IO of Uie principal point* brought In Mr. lioira teatlmony woa that gravel pit. • , ofl-»Uore," generally mhaaf by the pufelie to b* owned Harry Headley and bimatlf, i> edby Mr» Haadley and Mr«. OofT, Harry Headley acting aa manager

thereof.

r. after

JACOB SCHUFF THE PIONEER BAKERT D. IBO OiDrt faint. OMII enj I. j.

' JOS. M. GAITK ; 1-^(111)11 nex-sc In the Novel Musical Coined) IJOOTOK5 OelVUXB ; By the Authors of ‘'Thrive Twins" * anil'"Bright Ryes." 3 Months in New York * , "3 Months in-Boston ] live., 25c to $2.Mats., 25c to <1.50

It may be just barely possible that some otlier fellow x may sell it a little cheaper, but abetter Tpiality—‘‘IMPOSSIBLE.” We have it and we have it «;ood. Giye us your order for the Simday poultry. We dross them.

oyle’s Dependable Market S. W, Cor. twelfth St and Asbury Ave. Everything in Meats,’Groceries and Vegetables'

MONEY TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE.

No watting fi*r two weak, to kpow If you ran got U; CM outw. Bargain, in Beyond ("wan front pn>|icrtlaa. t l»dl.w Mil*. A Ido Iota fur Invwtmriit and fnr Improvamonl-llw

(h-ran ('lit.' Apply to 1 • . J. M. CHESTER & CO.,

Ocean Cm-, N. j:

cottagw A

RO WELL'S

1

Attn.live line of Ncwljftivss I'alwic*, ladies’ *nd Chil-drrn-’s .Suits. Sinn Wfists. Wrappers, Hosiery. Belt#. Corahs. .BarictUp. S«iwe«r. ; jpv.: Men * Capa. Uuderwmt. Shirts Collars, i'

YOU WILL PROFIT BY TRADING HERE

ROWELL'^

921 ASBURY AVENUE OCEAN CITY, N.Sl.

ripruce slrrel. W at hrr |wrrnts' Onlral avenue, I In. city. The p comprlfaed Mlee I-Mna MrKtilght. Kll/atieth Harrle, DeHaveu Yu Frederick Hunger and Homer Di

MOTOR BOAT CLUB OPENS SEASON Big Crowd of Enthusiasts Witness Races Over

the Coarse.

’ The Ocean ( lly Motor Boat t 'l openlug ranee for Uie eeaemi, fur the member*,011 Saturday la-l.wareblgbly aueceekful In every way. They were wIiDtuaed by a large uumber of the club member* and tbelr friend*, w ho

enjoyed tbeinaelve* greatly.

TM winner* of Iba eveuu. wlib Ibr trophle* preaeuled, were ai follow*: (’la** A - eruuera—Flret, Kva JhiT, ('ommodura William I). Hnow, allver tobacco jar; 1*00110. Iteba I., t'apt. H. II. -LeCalo, pair of Held glawe.; thirl, Hredu, l’api. A. Brado, bilge pump. L'laa* B crulaera-KIrai. H. M H., Ca|K. t’urtle Hur*t; pair of marine glaaaea; aecoud. t'apt. Itnbert Welmer.

Fir*t, Hilck; ('apt Wil-

liam K. Htanrrt; aecoud. (IImmI. Frank Myera: third. Itena HI , Com mud, V, V. W. Wllaou. . * • Open boa!*—Fir*!,' Auronl?T>|'ta. Humbert and Taefla, allver pllcher; aeooud, Lalab, Capl. It|chard Nelma, :ry torch^llilni,fe^ lire, Capt.

Cliarie* Ueuu.

Hlatidlug roof o|»n boat* - FiuO

CapClUvId Hendvratni,

Capt. tieurge Jacob*, pair of. I be eveuiug llirnr » a* a iecepllou

and dance. A plcwahig faalure of tbe

lbe prmenUHoa by Mr*.

}.'. C. W Wilaon, ou behalf of Hie I ad la* of Ibe dub, of a haudaome braaa rauuou to Iba club. -Tb* gift waa (wptad by ( ommodura Hnow . l-atallc Meeiine caltrO OH. ,* M waa foou,d tbal the Auditorium lb* camp grouud could not be bad for-Iba ptupce tb* 1 ropowd public

aumlaalou form of govbeen ludellullety pod-

Interesting to Investors or thosf w ho wish a desirable location lor a Sea Side Home. «--- sak- in Section G, Ocean City,"in vicinity ol State Road IVnnsylvania and Rca«»ng Railroad Stitidns and Thirty fourth street, Lou Nos

.0 teul nortb

ume beach front property • tenter* on their land.

.Norman Brown ahd Tow ii*end were married a the bride'a parent*, at P

The Itev. Mr. Cliapmao, of i’leaa--autvllle, performed tbe ceremony.

PINkERTQN DETECTIVES HELP CITY’S POLICE

OPENING GAME OF

System of Half-Honrly Calls Started -Man at Head-

, quarters all Night.

SEASHORE LEAGUE

’ Plnkertou detective*, I* now working „ . ' undft tbe *yatem lu vogue In PhlladelOccan City Team and Wild ,, bl . , ud olber UrBe oltlw wood to Clash on Diamond boxe* have been mtabllehed In varlou* TMa Afternoon -ecllvna of tbe reaort. and froi This Afternoon. of tb , fotT9 mrj The baaeball league aeaMfi o|ietia half hour to Ibe liou** aergeaut at here thla iThuraday) ancrooou, wheu imllc* head<|t>arier*, In tbe Mi tlte local Team and Wildwood wllljKdwarda building, who I* on duty

play In the park.

n>c next league game here will be Saturday aneruodu, w tftn Atlantic City makea It* appearance. Tb* local* defaalad Immauuel, of Philadelphia. 8 to 5 uu Saturday. There waa an eliciting Id-loulug game Millville Monday, wou by Ocean t.'lty by Ibe acor* of 3 to S. and*’" the 'uurtb lb* home team added anotlier Ictury by defeating Lelilgb A. C., of Pblladetpbla, 12 to i.

Dellobteal Wlik Cat*.

Tbe Rev. I>. J. tlevlue. a PaulW ! atber of New York Wty, who will ew». atlier Hwaeaey at St. ^dgu.iln*’ , k'burcb tbla aumi|rfrS»'Muli» i..f.«u

lied with tb*

i aud

r litf* *Vl*aarano» of lb xiJr.^,1 bimeelf a* d<

M aud Mrs. Nelaou B. FUtkerl, of AudaluMa, Pa:, who were re^enlly married In that place, are ap*6dlug tbelr boqgymooo at tb* U*n

», tbla city. Tb*’ young ■ecelvlng tbe coogratulatlum ftlewda lu the ehat« of large >"

CMS. 1. AMiS tMO.

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mctiy.Bj lM2 Central Avenue

P*wn*ydv a uu itlqi road Prkwa qaoUd « ARTHUR D. BARROWS, QuarGlan,

Ocean City. N. J.

ctltaao. Thlak Borer, then owilou

’ HAKKY HKAULKY, Opwralor, Moth and Aar, naxt b> Bra too** who

bury -an wllf a bo’

C tba vary baat way and

greale*l bargain '

from To'clock lo the evening until tb*

aam* hour the tiett morning.

~ " aud 1 uter-Stale telepbooa com panic* w III glv* free *ervlce from any of tbelr. a^tlotia hi police headnatter*. The call of Ibe Bell oOlce la

FImergeiiry IW;" that of lb* elateoftlcela"(emergency Itt A.

Tb* Pinkerton men, non* of whom a* her* la-t aummer, are under Aaatant Huperlnleo'denl H. W. Mlueter,

add tbey are aald lo M all v«

tbe rervlc*. The** men abd tb* local polio* are working together, to tb* end Iba! tb* city will have the beet poaalbl*

protection from evil-doer*. llglit 11 a*It ayalem waa lu-

auguraltd tbla week. Thaae Ilgl)la art tbe lutmedlbii of rireetk ou Klgblb reel. When the aervic* uf a pullcwan la needed lu a particular locality, Ibe.llgbt will ttaab aud Ibe pullcemau ou that baat will go to HM box and call up headquarter*, when be wljl be told

Hu pi. Mm>ler la hi and.00 headquarter* all night.

da *y*iem in operatlou, tb* city abould be betler prolbrtad than at any Urn* In It* hblory, whktr la Iba dealr* uf Mayor-t'ream aud tb* other

city official*.

C-anahl Ktnc Wt akllati. A party of •even from tbe Iwirralne, raded by W. U. Delsrolh, went out 1,1’apt. Hand'* boat Monday morn-Ing-aod caught St flue weakflrh w ithin - abort lime. They decided Ibey wen .pert flabermeu. ASK FOR INCREASE IN CITY TAX RATE Connell Compelled to Make Request to the Cape May County Board. Vt the meeting of t'ouucll Monday evening, tb* follow lug resolution

adapted:

Wberraa, the tax rate aa provided lu tb* act of Iba l<cgl*latora of the Stale of New Jeraey, eolillcd. 'au for lb* nducllou aud limitation of of taxalluu lulu the mveral taxing dMrlct* of tb* Stale,' approved April 13, 1800, la out aufficlenl lo ralac Ibe uaoaaaary money for couuty. aebool diatrlrt aud local purpo**-

jear, therefore, be It

Ueaolvcd, by tbarommou CoUucll

of Ocean City .that the Cap* May County Board of Taxation b*requested

lo allow au Ircreaa* of lit* tax rat (lie taxlug dlolricta of Occau City •ufficiaut amount to rata* tb* nt

aary money for county, aebool diatrlrt

and local purpu*** lu lb* pgaaeul yi not ax reed lug thirty cent* on eacb

hundred dollara of acaeaaed valuation

excea* of Iba lawful rale for county,

aebool diatrlrt or local purpoaew In awld city of Ocean City , aa provided for by

an art ofjUi* l^glalatur* of lb* of Naw Jeraey, eotltiad. 'a aupph

to an act tratlllad. 'an acTfor lb* iwduclinn rnd hmllaTlon of tb* rale of taxatk>n Into tbeeevarel taxingdlatrlitaof

lit* State,' kpproved April T

ipprortd April II. IMS. -And be It furiber

"Reaolvrd, that a eartlltwl copy bla nanlulkm be aent to |b* com .. ward of taxation oft ‘ape May County,

New Jervey."

incllmaii Hldrr, chairman of t: umittcc, *akl lie bad been a civil eueer for 20 year* aud baa don* work the dly for Uyeara, officially *0 for > term* of one yaar each. He baa acting city engineer all bnt two

d the 13 year*.

When rtquealed lo d» *o. wlloeaa -aid. b* prepare* apaclflcatloua and bidding form* for *treet Improvement*, t of the city work of thl* kind I* e In the way prescribed by ordtnr. Cfaually be tranaacta hi* bnal- > with the committee that ha* tba k In charge. Tbe principal naw •Iructlon work haa been on atreel* iHiardwalk- under tb* direction of foundl'a commlllce on atraeta,

ka aud drlvaa.

mil A. A. Howell waa elected dly .-Itor, about two year* ago, when ■Ireet work waa contemplated tba dly made a new alreet appropriation and the liiiprovementa and bcnaQta •ere *»*c-fa*d to the abuttlog property nwiieta. Tlier* are no new alreet appropriation* now. ao alreet certlflcataa •re la*ued. Caually, tbe wltnam aakl. he furnlahea moat of tb* Information

dealred by tbe aaaeaaore.

There baa been a caaa or two wbare be tbougbt, tba wltnaas aald, that tba price waa rather high, but b* did not think he bkd ever given any Information aloug tbla Hue to dty offidala uuleaa aaked. He lied been naked recently regarding one caaa—

Thlrtiatb alreet, between

Central and Waot avenue*. Tb* queaIloner waa Councilman Ueorga O. ma, chairman of tb* committee reel*, walk* and drive*. Wltnasa lold Mr. Adam* that tb* print waa loo high, and Hie contract was not iwarded. He did uot recall any other There waa acaae (contract820) wbare lie of Hi* Uema of tb* bid wa* exceedingly low. In tbla caee 600 lineal feet of work waa ad vertlaed to b* done uu Nortb alreet. but all IbU work, with tbe exception of 100 feet, bad already

private contract*. Tba

price fur tbe work in the bid of on* waa SO cent*. Wituaa* aald be told member* of tbla Arm that tbla raa juggling With UgqMa. Coulract* •reawarded by lumping all atreeta. It would not maktauy material dlfTarence hrlhcr tbe oootract la given out'' •Ingly or In bulk. Tba contractor* could bava loat mouey at M caul* bile bidding blgb uu other work Included In Ibe coulract. Bida generally are very fair, and, outride of tbla caaa. Hue** aald he did pot offer any objection. If there bad been any real cam* . ■r objection b* would have dona *0. Thla mailer, wltuaaa mid, h* conakl-' ared tb* prarogatlv* of-Council. Aa to probable action, wltuaaa aaM, tbla might to an cxUnt be governed by lb*

Council oomfrrUmg t Wbat comoiltleaa do you fa eaae lu approaeblhgt" que

A wax a atw.v

lx>t comer Fourth *ire*l and Aabury i clbikae built preferred.' It .euua. 61 feet front TO feet deep; out | new.’ but it mual be tight, aud I don't t’to'allay; will aell ou ea*y term*, want lu pay a big price lor It. Apply Jamea McKinney, owner. «H . . Klaakix UuaV.

Third alreet, Oceau Lily. T«f H

X, . PMfltaMc ! — fiirvl.; alto, bouaokeeptug aparimeql Board optional.- Apply H.. Hkhtik at.

ocean ett* «er.

Tbe *1-It ml nl all rad Ion* at Iba Ocean City I'lev tb*a* dat a are dAwlof * ' - 'raving grral audlencr. Tu addlt Hie very exoelleiit moving pletui ...ere la a blghclaaa vaudeville t To nlgli( and durlog tba remainder at tbe week mere will appear KaaaeHa aud LymaiA iu a comedy are ' act. aud Harry Bachelor, m Hub*, liauebig ou. tb* pter la free every Tbureday. Friday ami Saturday afleinooua; roller akatliig Monday, Tueaday aud Wedueaday afleroueua.

ou feel roofal

queried

kiiow you reelf. Mr. Sboyer, that there are aom* men more eaally ippraaebed than otbere " Tlion be aakad; “ia tbla a vital xilul?" ' ' "It may be." replied Mr. Sboyer. ‘ 1 can't tell till 1 get your auewer. Proceed lug. Mr. Sboyer' queried: 'll eve you at -auy time had any *xperitncea with committee* that would •k* you baaUata to aak qoaalioaa I*t were of t^Wraet to tb* ettyf" Mr. Uoff aeeiued dlalncllued to go

lo tbla.

Mr. Sboyer aakad who ka the preaeat cbalrmau of tb* commltla* ou atraeta, welka aud drive* ' » / ' Wlloe*. replied: ’’Uan. O. .Vijgma." "Would you feel Ilka aaklugqu**1 k>u■ of Mr. Ad*m*T" quevW. Mr. Sboyer. . "That would depend upoo. lb* buor he waa lu," wa* lb* reply. XVitoaaa aald that when Mr. Matt* aa chairman of Hit* commltl** they l aloug very weli..- .

mw Mr.

with tb* palroua of lb* pier.

ca^F^taT,

Scalp I pml menu given

■OTl'H HALL

ialiuoal Bank of «k**o . . be «*-*«- ml ai) who w tali to *ave money.