OCEAN CITY SENTINEL X ' . . • '

VOL. XXXI.

OCEAN CITY, N.'J„ THUKSDAY, AUCiDST 3,

NO. 18

OceanCity Sentinel

CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor

nKnirai..

Morgan hand, ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR^AT LAW. Solldlor. MMliir anil Eidailiu-r In Ui.D.-r-v Su|.r.iB- Court CommUaloiMr. Sallfj Coblte.' « ape mav rut it r Morse, ». j. toppoai*. public tiuudiii*.,. JONATHAN *HAND, Oounisellor-nt-J .n w, Hollclior. Maafur inChanrorjr, Notary fublt-. t'APK MAY OOUKT HOI’MK, N J.

T. a HUTCHINSON. M. D. i 1

11 omoeopnthiHt. 624 EIGHTH STREET *...

V. CORSON MAY FINE MUSIC AT SOUTH OCEAN CITY IN CERTIORARI ACTION ST. AUGUSTINE'S FAVOR OF ^NOTHER WARD

J N. GRISCOM, M. D. EKIIITH 8T. AND WESLEY. AV

Trouble Threatened Over the

Building of the New Oecdn j MOTOR BOAT CLUB

City Turnpike.

lolderu carry r

WINS AT RACES,

Prominent Singers Heard at spe c‘:,rr"" capt. cummins’

Catholic Church.

-. Organized Property Owners | Desire to be Represented j in Connell. | A meeting »r the.rodtlrnuami prop.

hy'K 'v Commodore Snyw and Vice j •apitnii.t Commodore Wilson Arc rimr the Among the Sncccssful

| (ireat hilersat trau ahnwn Saturday Kapecially adm

urine ocean’nry Mmnr Itnatf

Mena HI., Vice Commodore S’. <’ ■Vilaoii, of the Ocean City Motor lloal The *enil-*|ieed txiat race waa won ly the Nlbllnk, of (Hie Ocean City •tutor Itoat Club. The Nlblinck l> owned by Captain Janie* Earrell. and

patticipatiiiK in the race*, carry lug of Hie eight trophic* lor the dll etaaae*. The home club ao fa • head by twenty live pnitila of "ting the M ■opliy for fable*! "petit boat. In South Jeney.

The <

Fariltart, CarpcU. MatUaf a.d Btddiaj

Wladow Shades. Etc.

120-21 AabaryaTenne, Ocean City, N J

MONEY TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE. No w aiting for two W eek* to know If you can Ret lt{ we can tell yon at once. Bargain* in Hay and Ocean front propertlaa. Choice oottage* Hale. •Alan iota for Invealiuetit and for Improvement—the choice Ocean City. Apply to J. M. CHESTER & CO., Ocean City, N. J.

POWELL'S

_. r—» 11 — DRY GOODS, NOTIONS AND . The Reliable Store men-sfurnishings Attrnrllvt line of New Dress Fabrics. Ladies' and Chilli mis Stitts, Shirt Waists, Wrappers, Hosiery. Belts, Combs, Barrettes. Neckwear, etc.: Men's Caps, Underr. Shirts, Collars, Belts, Ties. etc. YOU WILL PROFIT BY TRADING HERE

POWELL'S

; 921 ASBURY AVENUE OCEAN CITY, N. J. Interesting to Investors or those who wish a desirable location lor a Sea Side Home. For sale in Section G, Ocean City, in vicinity of State Road and Pennsylvania and Reading Railroad Stations and Thirty-

tourth street, Lots.Nos

1 781! and 787 We»i»y ave —ocean front. 7HA and 788 Central avenue-trolley.

684 A*bury avenue.

S7H aud *80. corner. Weal avenue- ..... Pennsylvania Kallroad. Prlcea qurtad upon application to ARTHUR D. BARROWS, Ouardlan, 832 Central Avenue Ocean City, N. J,

WIDEN WALK IN ■FRONT OF PIER

Good Move to be Made by > Assemblyman Hand in Near Pntnre. begin* the big ImproveIhe Ninth alreel pier, Aasemblyutan Hand enntetn plate* Ideulng the walk In front •>! the ulldlng twenty feel. Tbl* i» a move lhaj will be appreciated by all who vl*H the walk either for pleasure or on hualne**. wa* stated In theae column* a ir two since, It I* only a question 'try short time before the Hoardwalk will have to be widened several feet for some square*, hi onler to give proper degree of comfort to the •ousand* ofpromeniders who nightly nil and congest the walk. tone who hat not visited the.eewithin live or six years, the remark now frequently heard. "I 'ost applied to Ocean City, but occurrence* are'frequent hi the*e

Allen Hcull, the builder, I* erecting collage on Ocean avenue for J. Ed. Yelch and ex pects to have It ready >r occupancy by Heptember I, again demonstrating the tact that a collage u be pul up lu a tlrst-clas* manner a short time. That'swhere personal perhilendeuce abowi It la said thal unusually good order preserved on the late night cars of e Shore East Lina to this city from Atlantic ('Ity and Homers’ Point, The company baa an efflclent special pollremau lu Ueorge Markward, a veteran of the Philadelphia police department.

OCEAN CITY. Besides, your responsibility as ■ — -lakes you a desirable

■M and 390 Haven rrenus.

J19 end 1U0, corner, Him peon avenue.

Also a law meadow lou.

found bare on the •

. Nearly all of the

cm y

iwur

Tin

e best si

City : iiiilldeiil

NOT SAILING NOW

I'apt I) L. Vanaman, janilor at the luads, Is employed at the building Is summer, aud conse<|iiently, with e exception ol Haluiday, has no lime be out on the bay. h’or seventeen year* he had a boat r sailing and Itablng parties, and us It Is lhat he gels a bit lonesome at e school building when the call of e sea lilts him hard.

Ir attlatlc atilllty, which I

tiinmln* sailed the

aisle* of (he church, corallons were beautlfi -ranged by tlie Mini Jlxabeth and Mark nnmelte and Kvangclhie nek nia-» \va» celebrated the 8 o'clock mass by the Bet. M. J. Crane, of the Church f the Epiphany, Phllndelphli, aud te !»o’clock by the Rev I), J. Devine. A large congregation was presenl al te evening service, and all were Imressed with the beauty and splendor I Hie ceremonial. Kather Devine, ho la one of the foremost speaker* of the Paullsl onler,delivered so eloquent

subject of ’

without a

ave been sailing yachts all their llte ty lhat they never saw a boat *i etter. When It IscotiHldercd thal rew had little practice together rew, too much praise caunut lie given ithe*es|Hirl*iiienllkeit»llora. It again emon«trate« thnt the Ocean City nclil Club has.some expert skipper*,' hen .Ihey .defeated the I.H. Y. U., idch Is sailed by Captain A. 1. Mtil-

>rd and a trained crew.

Thin victory means much to the Ocean City Yacht Club U will revive sailing Interest on (Ireat Egg HaeBay. and nothing In yachting 1* re Interesting than a good sailboat

whig fi

Scripture that

Kalbi

radltton

-Ubsolmety

euey Sunday evening uet5 II. McCloakey and Ealhe

Hheedy, of Atlantic City, and Falhe 'Vhalen, of Brown's M III—indhe-PIlies WILL HAVE BENEFITS

e Beach Front Associallon I

•re will be a number of sketches lu addition to the regular bill. Ihese to be given by members of the Mask aud Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania, many of w-pom are spending the summer hi this city.

The Edith won by 39 * Tlie members of the ci

tin A. i). Cummins. ( . Samuel W. Wood, Norman Fort, N Schoek. Frank Nelms, Frank Monrra ’ Robert Fraser, all members of tin in City Yacht Club, with Ceorgi Patterson, of the Island Height! bt Club, as pilot. Mu Ml credit b to Captain Fatferaon, wlm-dlreclec Captain Cummins over the course. WILL BUILD HOUSES

t *4,1X10 each, for the Ocean Front ally Co. The houses will be located Hardens Road, above North street. The foundations will he put iu at once and the bouses will he hurried to completion with the help of a large force jif Mr. Townsend signed a contract for

COL STEVENS PRAISES ASSEMBLYMAN HAND

MILITARY CAMPS FOR THIS CITY

Suggestion That is Said to Meet Approval of Many of the Residents. Many of Ocean Clty'a people aredlsusslng the question of what the mudclpal authorities would do with the camp ground plot should dt be decided thal Ihe eily can have legal poasesin of lha ground. Home express Ihe >w that It should be made loio a play ground for Ihe children,’ with

Is courts, etc.

few have suggested the Idea of making It a unitary camp ground for Independent military aud seml-mlli iry organizations from different sections of the country—organizations on the order of the Morris (luards of Atlantic City, or the High Hchool Cadets of Washington, D. C. There are many impanlea Id Inland towns and lembera would be -glad lives of the opportunity ramping here for a week or two during the summer months. They would help to give more llle aud color to the city, aud the, merchants here would reap pecuniary reward by their praatnee.

sucWmmpa cltle^who*

Taken lo Hospital. Samuel Hchurch, proprietor of the Bellevue Hatha, who ha* been ailing ■me Urns at his winter hoi Petersburg, has been taken to University Hospital, West Philadelphia, for treatment. Mr.Bcburch' many friends hope foi his s|ieedy

persons occupying |iot been vacant during ih months, or bouses that have j completed, will pleau notify i__ Health OlAcer by postal of tba fact, lhat he may In turn notify tbegarbage collector that such premises are occupied, id ordn that tha garban-aaray be promptly collected. All ucuoplaints as to non collect km ol garbige should be made In writing to, T. Lux Adams. Health Officer. Office: corner Harenth street and Aabory avenue. Office ~t. aud 6 to 7 p. m.

May's Landing-T a c k a h o e Road in Fine Shape, Commissioner Says. Hlate Hoad Commlealousr Hlevena •adeatourof Inspection o^ roads In Cape May County Friday, accompanied by his son, who Is sludylng ivll engineering aud Is In his father’s •nice this summer, Htate Road Engineer Meeker and Assemblyman

Jhrta. H. Hand.

They reached this city In an automobile late In the afternoon and the parly, with the exception of Mr. Hand, left >on afterward for Atlantia City. They etarted from Atlantic City In » morning and Insperted the re-cently-improved May’s Landlug-fuck-ahoe road. The Improvements were ide by the Hutton A Corson Co. of s city, under the supervlslou of Aatemblymati Hand. - Col. Hteveus expressed himself as •uch pleased with the road add was unstinted In his praise of AssemblynnHand's efforts to secure a good road for that auction, he su|>ervlslng •ork without a cent of remuneraCol. Hteveus Is lu favor of beginning the work of constructing a

new road between May's loiuding aud j*

Tuckahoe In the anlumn.

Commissioner Hlevena visited Htone Haibor for the purport of gelling icqualuted wllb the conditions and sentiment regarding tba proposed purchase by the freeholders of the Btone Harbor turnpike. He looked over matter from the standpoint of ihe neceaulty of the road, Its value Hlate, and Its beneffi to Ihe munltles which It connect*. While he d not commit himself, Col. Hlevena, Is said, seemed lo-tblnk that possibly cheaper turnpike might answer all purposes .wHh' Avalon lu Its preee

state of development.

done! Hlevena also took a look the second eectlon of the Heath-re Hoad, work upon which la about

completed.

For Male Cheap. Lot corner Fifth street and Asbury •venue, SI feet frout, 70 feet deep; — 1 let to alley; will sell ou easy lei Apply James McKinney, owner, HU Third street, Ocean City. 7-«f

Fob Haul—Cottages and lots In moat dparable location* in Ocean City. A pply to A. Cotton SIB Asbury avenue, Ocean City, New Jeney.

city wa*

Triday cv

Local Boat was Well Handled ' in the Race at Island i

Heights. |'

i 'Uy )

y be. Til

brec ye

’up Race, and H-always took II* di cat u Itb good grace and tried again. This year Inn much praise canunl l liven to Ihe regalia i

ml, ll

•I Ihe

ud ckntely contested r,

>ce*n City Yacht .’uuiuiliis, al Isla inlay took Hr-

■iiy.

■t plqce, and will hrh lorn (fop back to Ocei

llre-alarm ea

: the laying of sidewalk* ami the entire length of Cenfral providing electric lights during the entire year: requesting Hie re-

d lines and Ihe addition ard, so lhat I he soul hem

•ection of the city may have repre--ntallon In Council; an Improved id hod In garbage mllectlon; the apt liniment of an additional lifeguard -r tlje section between Forly-eQfbtli id Fifty-second streets; protesting against automobiles running on Ihe and that better attention be

the repairing of atreat*.

imitlce of live was appointed

B< confer with Ihe Ocean City (las

"" , - s-lght ( nmpany to extend Ha main* to ^ e ”t.?fri ^ '”*• A petition is being

circulate!! at the southern section of the city for the extension of the main. Thus far not a single person has refused lo sign, and every properly

xions to aecure tlie

FIVE CENTS FOR TROLLEY RIDES

Railway Company WiU Reduce Rate of Fare During

Month of Angnst.

It has been the practice of the Ocean 'Ity Btreet Electric Railway Company or some years past to charge patrons only a llve-cenl fare to go from one end of the beach to tha other In the morning* before B SO o'clock, and In

tbe evening* the same rate ha* I maintained aRerABO o’clock. widen! Wm. O. Moore and the blher officers of the company I) deckled lotry the plan of a livefare .throughout the day and

evening during the month of August,

beginning next Tuesday.

, Moore say* this will be tried as an experiment Ibis year. If tbe company doea not see Its way clear lo cni Hnue the plan next season, the pre-ei de of fare will he resumed ami malt PLEASED WITH CITY Wt>v ol Senator Tarr Wa* a unci

rr, of

H. Tarr, wife of Kei celsliurg, W. Va., win

spending a few weeks at Hcctch

this cltyi has'returned t<

This was Mrs. Tarr's first vl.lt to OceanCity, and ahe was so delighted with the place, and the conrlsnus treatment she received while at Hcoleh Hall, that she expects to return for thr

balance of the season.

Mtntiix nac-cr»*tiii The bazar held oy tlie

ie Ladlas’ Auxiliary of Ihe Presbyterian Church on Hind's Pier Halurday afternoon and evening was very ireful. It la roughly estimated lhat probably »IS» wa* cleared.

After a long delay,* number of tall boxes and posts have heel cg|ved by Postmaster Hullui). Two of • will be placed ou Ihe Uai trad and some will be put up In Houth Ocean Clly.

pose of forming an a-wlatlnn with a Id* and Improvements In tliat section. I'lic following persons were present: I' I’. Liebert, • J. F.‘L, Morris. H.T. H.-Devllt. Theodore 1*. Iteca, Ralph H. Well., J. It. Hklitall, R. H. Hood, J. II. Rnrtrani, (i. O. Rickards, ( apt. P. I-. Miller. W illiam McKee,C. A.Carey

tml Ueorge F. Hproule.

.11 was iln-lilM lo ai|o|il the name tml organic as ••The Houth (krean 'Ity improveiuent A.-oeialion." The fallowing ollieers were elected: i 1 resident, Jolin F. H Morris) treasirer. R.'II.,Hood; secretary, Ueorge F.

tproule.

Comruilteea were ap|silnti.l to wait •n city Council and bring the follow.Ing subjects to their attention: Tile npeniHg 4T- fruni!* it hrsi

trvjce.

The secretary was requested to com■nnlcate wiuf Postmaster Hutton to secure additional letter boxes at FiftyIIrat. Flfty-llfth and Fifty ninth streets. A motion was carried directing tlie se<-retary lo communicate with tlie 'en ll sylvan la and Readhig Rallway ifficlals urging the extenslou of the Ilme-llmlt of season tickets from Easter to December 81, and suggosting that photograph of the purchaser lie -cd on each ticket, so as to prevent •e of the privilege, special committee was appointed to organize a circulating library fur tbe nf resMents and visitors during the inter season. It was suggested that persons contribute auy books which Ibey may have, aud a nominal fee v|ll be charged patron* for the use of he same. VVm. H. (irootzlnger, 5187 etilral a.enue, was appointed chairnan of Ihla commUlte. It was deckled to hold meetings 'very Friday evening hereafter, at the iffice nftheOcean HHeCo., Forty-nlnlh street and Central avenue. BUILDING A BRIDGE

The Ocean City Bayous Company Is avlng built on Eighteenth street, to jonurot one part of the Rayons with live other, and also lo.connect the two little beys they have built, a concrete '•ridge the width of the street. The bridge w ill he about SO feet wide and T& feet long. Theae Improvements will make ihe Bayous more attractive and lore valuable. The Ocean Ctjy Street Electric Hallay Company la also making vast Improvements in that part of the city Uy building the electric trolley Hue down to Eighteenth street. The trolleya will In all probability start running next •onlh. no* stakra I.nrk* Kacaps-. ^ Union Transfer wagon ran Inlo and knocked down David RoHtiaky, 11 yean old. of this city, at Eleventh and Central avenue, Friday eveu-MUs-Marie Russell Crosa, living e corner of Eleventh atreet and Central avenue, ran down and picked the lad up. He wa* uninjured, but s bike wa* a total wreck.

larence H Hcull ba» rented theeote ol James C. Hcull, 824 Central 'ime, to M. L L. Corson, of Plttag: also the cottages of MIsa Ida T. Robinson, 727 Centr-il avenue; H. B. Miller, 7X1 Central avriius; F. M. NewTouib. 12:12 Ceulral avenue, and H. H. Hmilh, Tenth at