OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXXI.

OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1911.

NO. 39

OceanCity Sentinel

R. CURTIS ROBINSON

Editor and Proprietor

CITY DIRECTORY.

CITY^ OFFICIALS ^ ^

CHURCH SHKVICliS. lal'tti .tnK.1, lie*. Ur. K. 1^ Uruo,

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ATTOMnEYtuaT.LAW.

MORGAN HAND,

ATTORNEY and

COUNSELLOR AT-LAW, Hwmu aoan > OaanalMoaar D *lte > L'Arr roi HT hoi *■., h. j.

lOiipaelia public liuildux.).

LAW'OFFICES'* Ap^ar & Boswell, ahih'hy AvL-suK^uoaViljimt HTHKirr

LAW OFFICES

Godfrey &, Godfrey, ATLANTIC CITY. N.-J. v JAMES M. E, HILDRETH

CounsclIor-at-Law

r Otis M. Townsend '""■j A I'rai'llral Sen.horc Arclillec Vi! EIGHTH STREET. OPR. P. O. »ljul OCEAN CITY. N. J. : THE UP-TO-DATE Tonsoriai. Parlor 824 Asbury Avenue

J N. GRISCOM, >1. D.

? Allen Corson, M.D.^i 818 Wesley Avenue Ocean City New Jersey *»-RuR...'t. WA. Dr. w. I’. HAINES

Four Barbers

NO WAITING

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0 WESLEY AVE

QR- CHARLES B. RIDER stDentiMt** 809 Central Avenue

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ADDOCKS PHARMACY'

and Anbury Avenue.

P-PRICE 7SC-4*

K. A.. PORTER Contracting and Grading

Millinery Reduced J. H. HILDRETH Madame Mazzi

MODISTE

005 EIGHTH rr. OCEAN CITY. MORGAN HAND. Jk

Atlantic City Theatres

;\iM lOjlll VIHI.

CHURCH SOCIETIES.

H. STEELMAN Fresh Meats : Teas, Coffees. Fine GroDeries

and Proiisions

I*OUIiTRY DRESSED TO ORDER : FOURTH ST. and ISBURT HE. Clears and Tobtcco. Ordcrs.Bcllrered Orders receive proto pi attention. ,

; THURSDAY. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY DECEMBER 35 29 30 MATINEE SATURDAY AT 3 30 FltAZKE A bEDEUEtt Pr.-.-nt VICTOR MOORE

—IN—

A New Comedy of HIsur. Shorty McCabe

We Wish You a happy New Year

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MAYOR HEADLEY WILL DINE CABINET MEMBERS

Matters of Interest to the People Are to be Dis-

cussed.

Mayor Headley will dine the other L'lly UouHslaMoaers, Hie tueutbers .if Ills cabinet, City Sulicilor Howell and re|ireseiitallve« of lb« local papers at tlie Rlscaytie Ihla eveuliig. One of the principal objects

Kathei

. of It

portanee to Oceau City, wnli the purpose of advanduK the resort's best luleresta, and there wlU be a Reneral I11tercliauge of views reRardlnit lltese Mayor Headley announces the foi-

ls the in

ere of I

Le.Rue

Young Men's I’rogressp

Owen J. McCann.

Hotel Proprlelois' AsMtclalioii, S. H.

■Mayberry.

First Nallnnal Bank and Ocean City Title and Trust Co., Wot. E Massey First Presbyterian Cliurcli, First.M. K. t'bnreh and liu'uaiiuel llaptlsl Churches, A J. Hoilth Taxpayers' AssiK'laiIon of Ocean City, James \V. Fernley. Oceau City Athletic < Company, Tbos. F. Araistong. Ocesn City Motor Boat Club, Harry

D LeCatn.

Ocean City Yacht Club, Commodore William FT. Hexaraer. Board of Trade. Oils M. Townsend. Ocean Clly Association, the Rev. W. tesley Lake. Beach Front Association, William

I. Moore.

Dranmturd by Owe Ford's Pa*

Duvis from Sewell

idles' AlO-'me

SECRET SOCIETIES. n City bodee. No. 171, K. snd mtoi,iI snd fourth Thursdsy ev«

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It may be just barel) possible that some other fellow may sell it a little cheaper, but abetter quality—“IMPOSSIBLE.” We have-it and we have it good. Give us your order for the Sunday poultry. We dress them.

Boyle’s Dependable Market 8. W. Cor. Twelfth 8t and Asbury Ave. Everything in Meats, Groceries and Vegetables

HAVE OFFICE HOURS

At the meeting of the City Coramlsutiers Thursday afternoon, the folding resolution was adopted: Be It resolved by the Boartl of Commlsloners of Ocean City that the dlrec tors of the several departments of Oceau Clly be at their respective offices provided by the clly between the hours of one and two o'clock In lb* afternoon of each day, excepting such days as they shell be out of the city, and Bundays and holidays senamIand GIVES A DINNER

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R. CURTIS ROBINSON Conveyancing 3 Insurance

NOTARY PUBLIC AND

COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS Nos. 744-46 Asbury Avenue OCEAN CITY. N. J. - KS^Money to loan on Bond and Mortgage.*!

The Pontiere BOOT sSHOE REPAIRING SHOP REPAIAtNO NEATLY DONE 9II.RII Asbary Ayb, Oc«ui City, N. 4.

THarrts Stubio - ©pen HU tbc ffcar 838 BOARDWALK OCEAN CITY, N. J. Evergthtiifl photographic Postal Photos, Cabinets, Portraits. ERlar*e«eRt#. Water Colors

CAPT. “AL." SMITH TO TAKE BRIDE Popular Ocean City Young Man Will Wed in Camden This Afternoon. Alfred R. Hmllh, of Ible city, and Miss Bessie A. Williams, of Camden, will be married at the h&me of the bride at four o’clock this (Thursday) afternoon by tbe Rev. J. It. Adams, of Bridgeton. The bridesmaid will lie Miss Rosa Matlern, of Rlclimaud, Va., a cousin of the bride The best man will be Lynwood R Williams, brother of the bride. rooms will be beautifully _ decorated with holly and mistletoe. The llowera are to be white and pink chrysanthemums. After a trip to Washington, Mr and Irs. Smith will return amt reside at 1048 Asbury avenue. Mr. Hrolth la one of Ocean City's best young men and be Is popular ill. Clean-cut and athletic, lie leu captain nf the life guards for i! years and has brought body up to an unusually high st

THEY KNOW HOW TO PLAY SOCCER

Most of the Ocean City Team Learned the Game In the “Old Country.” the Ocean City High School a c Ocean Clly team played a game of

A So

The Rev. Dr. Bruuyale has pleted his arrangements for th rival services to be held In tbe First M. K. Church, beginning on January 7. He will be assisted by the Rev i. _ vVliming-

Prosecutor and Board of Freeholders Among His Pleased Guests. Senator Robert K. Hand gave i Chrlstmaa dinner at hla home at Kuna tbe members of tbe Cape May County Board of Freeholder* other friends on Friday. Those present were David Rodau, John P. Fox. William S Johnson, DanielSchelllnger, Joseph McKlasIck, Surrogate Chas. P. Vaoaman; Henry Rutherford, Frank Fowkea, .William t, Barkley Grace, Horace Richardson, Onnljr Superintendent of Schools Aaron VV. Hand, Learning Rice, Walter Rutherford, Reeves, John Bennett, Joseph I Scull, ■uel E Kldredge, County ProeecuErnest Lloyd, v.'lljjsm Eustace, Master Lewis Creese, Robert S. Miller end Comity Clerk Carlton Hildreth. Speeches were made by Senator Hand, Prosecutor Lloyd, David Rodan. Superintendent Hand and Sami.

F.ld ridge.

f Shoemaker shot a lieaullful goal the high school. The Ocean City n then braced up and Dlbbs and ut shot two goals In i|u!ck succesi. (iraul, Dlbbs, Heal and Rider excelled for Ocean Clly. while Shoe ..aker, Beuthani, Taylor, Smith and Donovan played line football for the SMh,o,l -I I,.. lit.a.it,t-

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r R. R. sin uii

T. J. Duncan haa purchased a live-passenger Chalmers-Delrolt lug car. Mr. Duncan, accompi by Charles Bowker and Miss llestrlce Duncan, brought the car from Philadelphia on Sunday.

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MORE LIGHTS FOR WESLEY AYENHE

City Commissioner!! Receive Letter from J. W. Fernley, a Cottager. Mayor Headley at the meeting of the City Cuiniuuulnners Thursday, the following letter received by

Donovan Beni haul

•ward

Smith Hlder Seal Clark Martin

ic Oceau City-tea

Smith Forward Coil »ylor •• Dll Referee, Oardhier. Linemen, Donovan, Lear. Goals, Shoemaker, Dlbbs, Grant. Time of halves, 43 minutes. The Ocean City soccer . learn .which •fesled the high school chnsmaa »», two goals to one, will play the high school again on Saturday, December 80, previous to meeting the Falrhlll team of Philadelphia, amateur champions of the Middle Slates, on New Year's afternoon at the baseball grounds, at .8 o'clock, when a bailie royal can be looked foi

Every pla;

Is thorougbl.

With one or two exceptloni the sport In ellber England or Scotland, wbere It Is the national game, and It la a common occurrence for over liOO.OUO people to witness a champion-

ship mulch.

The team that will line-up against the high school and Falrhlll as follows: Rrosdley, of England, goal; Parker, of Philadelphia,full back; Gardiner, of Ocean City, full back; Read, of Scollaud, half back; Seal, of England, half back; Holt, of England, half back; ('alder, of Scotland, forward; Dlbba, of England, forward;'Birch, of England, forward; Kkrber. of Ocean City, fofward; Grant, of Scotland, forward.

OBJECTIONS TO NEW ROAD HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN

Action Follows Emphatic Protest From City’s Board of Trade. The effort ot Enoch Madara to bold up the work of building the propoaad Ocean City turnpike by eertloran proceedings, last week, aroused a storm of-protest among a large number of Uie people of this city, and much Indignation was expressed. As a result of a meeting of tbe Bovd of Trade, Thursday night, a committee headed by William E. Maseey, held conference with Mr. Madara and E.

Harry Headley, Esq., Mayor of Ocean Clly—

My Dear Sir:—As you know, when i Oceau City I reside al 1416 Wesley .-enue, and we very often spend from Saturday to Monday In Ocean City, d expect to be there for four or live vs over the flrat of the year, have noticed that thegleotiic lights the corner of Wesley aveuue and Fourteenth street and Fifteenth street are not lighted, which does not leave any lights on Wesley avenue between nniteenth and Sixteenth street*. la there any way In which these

lights could be lighted?

Mayor Headley said that It see him there should be lights on Fourteenth street to Wesley avenue, for the benefit of people going to and from tbi railroad station* st Fourteenth street. Director Marts said the light appropriation Is about exliausted. but be expressed the thought that lights are necessary In that section. Kvei7tblng possible should be done to encourage

is left It

GREAT INTEREST SHOWN IN BOYS’ PUSHMOBILE RACE

AGED-NEGRO RON DOWN BY CAR He is Said by Employer to Have Had Attacks of Vertigo. George Kimball, aged (10 years, as employed at the Biscay ne Hotel i this city, was struck and killed by csr of tbe Shore Fast Due Company shortly after 10'o'clock on Monday

night.

Tbe body was placed I bdk” and tbe coroner of Allentlc County iiotllted.

Large Number of Entries for City’s Big Event on New

Year’s Day.

The puahmobtle race on the Boai walk on the afternoon of New Yea Day la exciting the greatest amount ol t. 'The race wlll.be held nnder iplceeoftbe Boys’ Club First Presbyterian Church, and tbe entrlea are numerous. Pretty trophies are offered by tbe club, tbe ScicTtMU. and the Ledger, amt the boys will work hard to aaci The following named will act

officials of the race;

Referee, R. Curtis Robinson. Judge* of Huish, George Buoy, Mil>n Hauard and John R. Groves. Timers, Frank Bchelder, Dr. H. T.

The officials of Atlantic County did Foutds and John P. Fox.

■{••■a^wmeni Aniiouucvi Mr. and Mra. Charles Malbeweou, of 4837 Cedar aveuue, Wsst -Philadelphia, announce the engagement of ibstr daughter, Mtaa Adeline Agnes, fo Mr. E. Bayne Kldredge, of Camden. Mias Matbewaon la the gnud-daugb-of tba late N. C. Clelland. Both Mlsa Malbewson and Mr. Kldredge are nrr visitors hen. —

respond until 4 o'clock' Tuesday alternoou, when an undertaker fru Pleaaautvllle took charge of, the There was considerable Indlgnatli among the people of Somers’ Point because ofthe delay In looking after (the body. The Atlantic County officials,

It la aald, claimed

not within their Jurisdiction, but they

IUM have been mistaken, as tbe body ; pavilion al 1.45 o'clock aald to have bean found near the | noon nf the race

raw bridge at Boman’ Point.

H. A. W. Btuilh, of thbi clly, foi whom the man worked, aald he wai

subject to attacks of vartlgo.

Marshals, George Norcom, William -Hancock, Ewing Corson, L. K. Bmlth, Luther Wallace and Elmer Ranck.

Starter, Norman T. lAalie. Clerk of course, Norvln Bmlth.

Judges of construction, chief Judge, the Rev. W. K Fisher, Lawrence Lear,

I-eroy Huwe, Sexton Meehan,

Georgs B. Hayes, who has been In-

structor In the manual training depart ment of the public schools since the organization of this branch of study, rendered bis resignation to Boot. Hi

Friday.. At a meeting of the mi ...jufth# Board of Education Krk afternoon the resignation was accept COMMISSION SAID TO BE FAILURE

Discouraging News Sent from

Trenton Regarding New.

Government.

Of commission government In Trer ton, which haa been on trial for bob months, a dispatch gives this discouraging Information: - . "The people of this c< :._niir.lfy are sorry enough that they vbted' to bare a commission form of government It Is believed that not only will It retard the development of all municipal Iment, but that It will canal expense than heretofore obtained In tbe admlntatratlve actions of which ever party was In power, aasessmeut of valuation* for tbe ftacal period-show so increase of ten mllllous ot dollars over that of ibid, and yet In spite of that fact the Ux rate haa gone from fl.M tot2.l3, and President Donnelly Is given as authority

Uadara’a plans, on Friday afternoon m this city. After the conditions had been called ,o the attention of these gentlemen, they dually decided that. Inasmuch aa Board of Trade and tbe people of Ocean City felt that the propoaad legal proceedings would work Incalculable lujury to this place, they would' withdraw their action. At the special meeting of the Board of Trade Thursday evening, to taka action on the holding up of tbe building «.f the new boulevard, E. M. Botrequested to axplaln to tba members the coudltlony regarding the

matter.

Mr. Button did so briefly and succinctly. He added that It might be well for tbe board to aak Mr. Madam to withdraw hla opposition and also request K V. Corson to use hla lnflu~ eoce with Mr. Madam. M r. Button further aald that Oeaan City has been a long time trying to get this road, it will be forty feat wide and a credit to the dty. It wcffild be shame to 1st this opportunity of securing a llrst-claaa road go bj, All the requlrementa of State Bead Commissioner Btevani bad been com-

piled with.

It. W. Edwards moved that tba Sieve Board of Trade employ counsel In tba person of the city solicitor to represent the desire* and wishes of tbe people

Mr. Button questioned whether tbe board baa a legal right to thus get Into the matter. Jos I.Soull expressed tba thought that the work will not be bald np long, aa everything baa been done right In tbe way of preparing for tbe road according to tbe direction of Mr. Stevens. Clayton Halnsa Brick nude • motion, which waa carried, that an expression of opinion from tba board bs

taken.

Tbe oplnon was unanimously m favor of building tbs new road. On motion of Rev, Jaa. B. Lake, tba board .of free hold are waa oommaodad for wbat It baa baa dona. Mayor Haadlay aald tba ftmosm III Buffer more than tba people of

ils city.

John Marta and R. VV. Edwards ware appointed a committee to draw np resolutions. The resoJultons, which were aa follows, ware unanlmn—ly adopted: Whereas, tba honorable Board of Freeholders of this Bounty bam bad their action certiorariad In awaadlac tbe contmot for the eonatroeUmi of tba

It Howard Thorn will

Flrat M. K. Church at tba annual New Jersey M. E. Church Ajpuference, -which meetaln Oeaan Grpvtjlu March

next. The conference wl

Oeaan City, N J., Dec. ^8, 1811. The annual moating of the stockholders of The Ocean City Tllle and

Truat Company, t

making Christmas wo* a Specialty.

Think It over. Own cai HARRY HEADLEY,

Real Estate Operator, Ninth and Aa avenue, next to Are *-

All officials will report a

Medial Toutshl.

Keep In mind that there will be an organ recital and entertainment by the choir In the First M. E Church this evening. This will be one of the musical eveubi of the wltitsr, and all who can ihMdbly do so should attend. The recital will be given by Mias

Steuber. a laleuted organist.

in th* city of Ocean City,

gate to the General Conference. W . Hi bounty of Cap* May and State of New

ate Jersey, on Tuesday, the ninth day of

January, 1918, at two o'clock In the afternoon, for the election of directors for tbs ensuing year, and for tbaimnsactlon of such other business asniay rr”l*rly

C. R. Bth.wki.1., Secretary.

Fun Hal*—A new poreelalu-llned

Tbc county criminal court will reeume lU sesalouB on January 8 Al that time, It la presumed, will be called the oaa* of Senator Robert K. Hand, w ho waa Indicted by the grand Jury at Us recent session. He charged with aesault and battery.

> H. R. Bmlth A

tXSU^-owner wants a dlflerant Jtlnd— ' ,or anything In the Rue of Wall ... .. . . — -—, w Paper. You wllfnot only be treated

will tall at a great reduction. Can Is-

seen on Saturday morning, December Dgm. but ypu wttl 80th. 1418 Wesley avenue. Fob Hai.k,—Tw.

Tim e who have given direction to j..,a „r,iv h' Kfc*v*r*wt . » ivs*™ way and the affaire ol tbe FiSd National B.i.k I * lou Appljr ** ' . AppJ J* A tkAW dne to be of Ocean City has carefully mapped: WantkI).—Half grown girl, white ’ out a liberal, though conservative, | for geoerel boueewurk. Apply 782 A* 1 Try and adeem policy. uury avenue. 'naBu

get a square daal.

-Two lota, 85x105 fee: No 886, See. A., Wesley avenue.