OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXXI.

OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1912

NO. 41

Ocean City Sentinel

a. CURTIS ROBINSON

CITY DIRECTORY.

tl-roKKElK.iT.I.AW. MORGAN HAND, ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW. 8riWM^MM>r'u4J!umlu,MB Cbucery. • ■APE MAI tXM Kr HOIIHE, «. J. lOvpuUl. FllbUc Huilainm). - L/w'offices ^ •Apgar &. Boswell, AMMUKV AVK.n5KTKKKT LAW OFFICES Godfrey &. Godfrey, ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. JAMES M. E. HILDRETH Counsdlor-at-Law

Otis M. Townsend i Practical tieaxliore Archltec •icenaed by the Stale. EIGHTH STREET, OPR. P. 6. OCEAN CITY. N. J.

THE UP-TO-DATE Tonsoriai. Parlor

r Barbers

J N. GRISCOM, M. D. EIGHTH 8T. AND WESLEY AVE.

^ Allen Corson, 816 Wesley Avenue Ocean City New Jersey •*■!□!'leta A DK. W. P. HAINES AND WESL I CITY. N. J.

YOUNG MEN SPEND HOURS IN OPEN BOAT IN BAY

APPROPRIATIONS TAXPAYERS GIVE VIEWS FOR YEAR 1912 ON OCEAN CITY’S NEEDS

H

BUSCH EL PETTIT, M. 1>.

807 WESLEY AVE.

OCEAN CITY. NEW JERSEY

NO WAITING

£)R. CHARLES B. RIDER

►•UentiHt*-*

* 809 Central Avenue

OCEAN CITY. N. J.

ADDOCK'S PHARMACY Klfthih SI reel anil Anbury Avenue.

P-PRICE 75C-*k

Millinery Reduced Atlantic City Theatres Ijulies' ami Chillireu'» Hal* at a Rreat mlnrtiwi.

J. H. HILDRETH

Madame JVIazzi

WOPlgTB

60S EIGHTH NT. OCEAN CITY. N. J. MORGAN HAND. Jh.

Apollo] moTm;

I Tburaday. Friday and Hatnrday

Jaa. >a. i» and ij

Hanraln »»«• Oally at *.jo i BOLAND 4 CUFTOBI) COW BOY

AND THE

H. STEELMAN .. Fresh Meats

Teas. Coffees, Fine Gfoceries .... and Prayisions J “- '• • POULTRY DRESSED TO ORDEK : WllSOfl FOURTH ST. and ASBURT AVE. * ln

“ A GERMAN PRINCE”

Win3 Blew a Gale and the' „ _ „ Thermometer Was Near PEORIA HAN FOR

Zero Point.

Murria Scull, aon of Abel D Scull, of ilaclly, and John KlreliolT. miii of J. ’. KlreliolT, of Tiickahoe. had an experience Friday and Friday uirIU that they do not care to experience agaiu. Thexe ladH. with Wllllatn Gilbert. ■oil of A. G. Gilbert, of till* die. bad been * pending eeveral day* in buntlug, occupying a ainall bouae <ni an 1*land up tbe Middle Itlver about xeveu mile* from thl* city. They bad provIhIoiib for tbe week’* *tay. but on Friday they ran abort of »ugar and a few i-lmllar article* Morri* and John decided lo come to tbl* chy for lbe«e »upplle*. and they Marled fot Mils place an o[« n Ikuncb early Friday morning. At tbe bead of Bond'Kitfcr, In the middle of Great Egg Harbor Bay, half-w-ay be-' tween Bee*ley'» Point and Ocean City, their garallne wa» frozen by tbe cold and the boat Mopped. They bolMed .Igual*. which flew all day. but brought no help. With the approach of lilght, tbe boy* *aw that they were “m lor It.” but they were warmly clad and. «ty Ihey experienced no great haid*hip*. although the wind wa« blowing a'gale and tbe thermoflieler wa* not far fro** during the night, and In the morning the boy*.- one with a gun. tb*other with *n oar. Marled to walk over the Ice to Beealey’a Point. When a abort dlMance from Beasley'* Point the Ice broke und-r the boy* and they went Into the cold water up io their wal*t* Finally they reached a club bouae at tbe point, where they were thawed out and fed. Word of I heir plight was telephoned to thl* city, and a taxicab wa* sent for them. In which they w ere conveyed to

Ocean City.

Meanwhile, there were all sort* of rumor* here'a* to Ihe late of young j Gilbert, and early Sanirdav afternoon hi-f«lher and a few friend* left - here lin Mr Gilbert'* »ulo lo *earrh for him 1 While they were Mill away, ahoul 6 *0 o'clock In the evening, young Glltiert "relumed home, having been brought III from Reeeley’* Point by Irving Hill, of the Bell Telephone ! Company on hi* motor-cycle. He ! w.. all right and brought a few duck*

| wlih him.

HI*companion* havlngfalled to return after a reasonable length of time, he decided lo leave the nhanty and

u,t r:/i;“" n SH ALL city have -J FREE CONCERTS?

William Grayson Selected to Take Charge of Manual

Training Here.

At the regular meeting of the Board of Education Tue*day evening, William Greyaon, of Peoria. Ill . wa* elecled Instructor of manual Iralnlng

the public acbool*.

Mr. Grayson, who Is 80, year* old d unmarried, nerved a regular apprenticeship In carpentry and Joinery England He I* a graduate of Ihe awicb Higher Grade School, he conmed hi* course* In technology rla**e* In London and ai the present time I* at the Bradley Polytechnic at

Peoria.

The Board of 'Education received a smmunlcatlon from George H Have*, inner manual Iralnlng luMruclor ere, who rolgned a few week* 1 which he asked to be re elected,

calling hi* resignation.

The member* of Ihe board declined

lo re-open the matter

He r

The City CommlaMoner* have In-crea-ed Ihe pay of the city'* firemen ! tmm f8fi to 970 a month Samuel t'arj hart, who look* after the Ure-a.larm i *yalem. I* given an additional Inci

off-! a monlb.

shall be »oiue chance m resolution comes up for >n ou January.18: Resolved, by the Board of Commis>ners of Ocean t'lty that flu all Ihe ;pen«es during the flseal year Ueglnnlug the flrst daynf January, BH8. and ending on the thlrty-flrst day of DeJber, 1912. the following amount* and ihe same are,.hereby approated and ordered to be ral*ed f<jr respective purposes: street*. 914.600 00

WILL SHOW ITS LIGHTS

Director Marts, at the meeting of

City Commlsaluner*. said he had

I a letier from Ihe gas company

asking for an opportunity to supply

of Ihe city’s light*. The

pany desire* to demonstrate wh

;an do by the exhibition of one 01 •ample lights. Mr. Marts sab :bought It would be desirable lo

light* lu the alley* In tbe center of Ihe

city.

idrew P. Maloney, one of the clal* of tbe company, who wa* at meeting, said Ihe cominny would lo pul up *ampie* of lla llghl*. lo for a couple of week*, to show the city ottlrlals. Mr. Maloney, lu answe queM Ion,staled I bat Ihe company could not atlbrd to enter lirtOacontravt the city for lea* than forty llghl*. The oflier of a demonstration o company’s llghl* wa* accepted by the

Some Differences of Opinion Exist—What Do You Think of It?

Salaries, Police and 1 Drainage,

1.000 00 IN 800 011 2.600 00 4.600 00. 2.000 00

Ilk

MlwfeUaueotls.

Retiring Bond* of 1897. Int. on Bond* of IS97, Sinking Fund. Bond* of

Int on Bond* c*

8.600 0(1

1.800 00

3.600 00

1.000" 200 00

3.600 011

1.260 00

12. I.TOO"

1902. 3.400 (10 1 Bondsof 1905,1.000 00 Bond* uf 1906, 276 00

Sinking Fund, School Bonds Int on School BondMor 1905, 1710 00

Sinking Fund. Boardwalk

Bond* of 1906.

Int. on Boardwalk Bond*

of 1905,

Sinking Fund. Fire Appara tus It nd* of fOIIS. Int. on Fire Apparatus Bom of 1908, Sinking Fund Boardwalk

2,600,00

1 250

of 1911. Sinking Fund, Floating Indebtedn «» Bond* of 19i; flit, on Floating Indebtedness Bond* of 1911,

1,400.00

350 00

l]800 00

lelt further

Dr. Hernchel Pettit, of Philadelphia, Is now located In theoldce of the late Dr N. Howard Hurt, 807 Wesley avenue. Dr. Pettit, who In well known to ■ number of Ucean City's permanent and summer people, wa* a resident physician at St. Joseph's Hospital, ''hlladelphla, for fourteen month*, nd comes here highly recommended.

Gran and Tobacco. Orders Delivered Orders receive prompt mention. |

It may toe just barely 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 therp.

sraBP®* kahnlafrlba, N«* m_L ujy? tfvssxSw ofssss; sSIstss#

-SSSS’.KS.K.SS.SVMS OB lbs bsoodO Tus*d*y ol •»rh monlb In K. Asoordlc'Lsontt.'HuTwm' L * ' E ” ' eona* t HAiurSay'or •sob mont£ o. Adam*: s«w«arj. 8.

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

AGED MINISTER’S WORK IS ENDED

A. J. SMITH RE-ELECTED LOCAL FIREMEN SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT DO GOOD WORK

The Pontiere BOOT sSHOE REPAIRING SHOP REPAIRING'NEATLY DONE flMU Aitary Ave., Oe«M City, H. J.

Long Winter Evenings COMBINED WITH Extreme Cold Weather are must nijuyad. whan with your u*»r»paper, fsrorlt* magszln* nr eveniui! gnnir* you can have BRIGHT LIGHT. THE TUINOSTEIN LAMP i> the only rival of daylight The eort of enrrent is Ju*t one-third of that required for the "Id style Carbon Filament LampA pare white light with no shadow* So other illumlnant combine* all tbeee feature*. The Ocean City Electric Light Comparty'e Office m tb* Bureau of luformafiou oa thiaaabjec*.

The Rev. John Llggins, One of First Missionaries to Japan, Dies. The Rev. John Llgglua, who b been a resident of thla city more than eight yearn, died about midnight Bunday. aged 88 year*. He had been In felling health for aome time, but grew much worse a few weeka.before hli death, which waa cauaed by the luflrmltle* of old age Mr. Llgglua. who waa born In Eng ,latid. waa the flret mbwlouary sent It Japan by the Episcopal Church. Hi went to Japan In 1839, Sad did effective work there. He frequently enter tatned frlenda with stone* of bis ex penences In that country a half ceo

tury ago.

Mr. Llgglua wrote a number o books ou this aud kindred aubjecti For many year* he waa a contributor to the American Ubureh Sunday School Magazine, aud In tha current of thl* publication are articles

from his peo.

Funeral service* will be held James’ Church, North Carolina and. Paclflc avenue*, Atlantic City, thla

(Thursday) afteruoau.'

.The remains will be sent by Under taker Mark Lake to Asbury Park, where semcea will b* held and Interment made tomorrow afternoon. Twlwaranb Operator Weds. Clarence V. Sack, aou of Mr. and Mr* riomersHaek, and Ml** Alda Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Jpbo TriS, both of Petersburg, were-married at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Heavllle M. E. Church psraouage by the Rev. Mr. Luther. Mr Hack Is telegraph operator to the amplo^^f ~ ; - •*>'

Tuekeboe.

RESOLVE TO OWN VODR DWELLING

Res..

the moneys appro>h*l! be derived and n anticipation of the

printed as abo raised from si following soui

State Railroad Tax,

Franchise :*x„

I uieres,. costs aud flue*, Taxes due and upakl, Tax duplicate for 1912, This resolution waarea

Ing of the City Commissioners Thursday and laid over until January

18.

9 1.300 00

2,800 00 2.000 00 21.000 00 90.476 00 d at the

Wlli

city I

e fr.i

nicertr

Illon .this year? question that has not been decided by Ihe (Tty Commissioners, illhougb tbe sum of 93500 Is named ir music lu the appropriation re*olu on lulroduced si the meeting of Ihe lard last Thursdsy. In the meantime, the city officials III endeavor to ascertain more fully ist how a majority ol the people feel n the question of free music al epense of the taxpayers. Since the beginning of these •its a number of years ago, I ave always been those who strongly tvored these concerts arid many Ihers who Just a* strongly opposed tern These conditions still exist. At Ihe recent dinner given by Mayor Headley lo Ihe member* of hi* cabinel, llliam G. Moore, voicing the sent! of the hu»lne*» people along th< Boardwalk, spoke lu favor of having le concert*»l hour* when they would ot Interfere wit>i«hu*lne*a along I ■ Ik, If tbeclly tnlend* having tin

nreerta.

Many people here have always opined concerts on the ground that male lovers should be provided concerts by private enterprise and pay 1 I* said now lo be the Intention of Chris. Hand Ocean Pier Company r, and there 1* a somewhat widely ires-ed opinion that the city Interfere with the new enterprise by providing free music. Gibers say differently. Thu* the mailer seems and at present. The following explains Itself: Editor the sestisei.:—1 euch on a copy of a letter which I have trwarded lo Mr. R. Howard Thorn, ne of the Commissioner* of Ocean Tty. It seems to me that If the summer cottage colony want continue, and I believe they ould be well to have son: cuaalon about tbe matter in yoi

per.

Ir. It. Howard Thors, Cm

■loner. Ocean City, N. J.

Dear Sir:—I enclose you a clipping

Member of the

Ocean City Building and

Loan Association.

The regultr monthly meeting oMhe Ocean City Building and Loan Aeaoelation will be held on Saturday evening next In tbe offices of K E. Darby. At (be same time tbe annual meeting of ihe stockholders will be held for the election of president, vice president and three directors. The annual re—the 2Mi—will be Issued. "Come

iud.Jolu us and be a membe

be moat prosperous building and loan association* In the State," advises

one of tbe officers.

A large number of Ocean City peo-. pla and some who do not live whole year have acquired and are acquiring I tomes by means of the bulld■g and loan association. Those who do not understand the orklngs of this association should see the secretary, R. Howard Thorn, r any of the officer*, and have them tplsln. Tbl* they will gladly do. Start tbe new year right by becoming a member of tbl* association

S. B. Swan, New Member t Appears at First Meeting of the Year. The Board of Education organized for tbe year at It* meeting on Tuesday Ing by re-electing A. J. rimltb president and Mark \V. Adams vice Opencer B. Bwan. who succeeded R. H. Thorn, mdde bis flrst appearance 1 a member of tbe boafd. R. B. Stiles wss temporary chair; man of the meeting. J. Smith and M. W. Ad elected members of the board of school

estimate.

Alfred W. Powell and S. R Swan ere selected as members of tbe repair

Bell Phone .» Ihter-SUte Phone !»-* SUTTON & CORSON CO. General Contractors Gradtog and Street Building 739 ANBURY AVENUE Ocean City, ' New jeoey

o family furnished house, fbur rooms end modern tot 40x100, Seventh end Atlantic avenue, a* an ivrstmCBt will pay 14 per cent. A corner kH Nluetaeotb and Central .renur,'aud two corner lots Thirtieth and Asbury avanue, bargains for quick Two hundred feel on Sixth street Bungalows and cottages at bargaininter prices. FRANK B. DARBY, REAL ESTATE BROKER. 781 Asbury ‘Avenue

Edward Stonablll and family, and

Mr. and Mra J. 8. Caterson, of Pblladelpbla; Frank Dare, of Swertbmore;

L t'bariae Campbell, of Pleas !, and Mra. We*!ey Smith, of

tbe''Reading Railroad Compaai^t sewn, were among the many out of

town people w of MiABelecc ou MalWWsy.

It’s dignified and gives yo ous sene* of security to 0

OCEAN CITY.

HARRY HEADLEY,

Hupt Stevens reported a total rollment of 484. poplla In tb* school; percen tage of attendance, 88 76. Messrs Powell and Swan were appointed a committee to look Into tbe matter of cleaning the school house by the vacuum process There was a discussion relative U Increasing the salary of the school'i medical Inspector, Dr. Allen Corson, whose term does not expire nntll next September. It was the sense of the meeting thst It wonld not be well to llakeaetlnn at thl* time, but to ral*e tbe salary of tbe doctor at the beginning of the next term. R B. Bllte* w*«.appointed a special committee to purchase three clocks for room* lo tbe acbool, tbe price not '

exceed 96 etch.

wa* *sId. by Supt. Steven* that It found dlfficnlt to heat tbe bnlldlog properly on Monday. It waa decided to appoint a coinmlilee, comprising Mr. Btlte* and Mr. Stevens. In conjunction with Capt. I). L. Vanaman, thejenltor, to secure an emergency men to attend to Urn heating system when it 1* thought necessary to run the plant at uighti and on Saturdays and Sundays at tb* best terms they can make. It was said that the employment of an emergency man for tbla purpose would save the board much money, beside having tbe sebool building el comfortable temperature.

Fonght Blaze in George W. Ernst’s Storage House With Heavy Gale Blowing. Prompt and efficient work by tbr flremeu Tuesday afternoon prevented what might have been a serious conflagration, ** Ihe'wind waa blowing" ' grest velocity from tbe north v est tbe time. Tbe Ore we* lu tbe storage hor**e torn \V. Ernst, .on Haven avenoe, ear Seventh street, and was caused by an overheated stove in a roor pled by Gilbert Hudson. The building is a oue-atoi ructure, with an attic covered by a (In roof. These conditions were favorable to good work by tbe Hremen. Mr. Ernst burned bison** and lip* severely In trying to extinguish tb*

flames.

Tbe building wea well fl good*, and tbe loss Is plaew with no Insurance. .Mr. Ernst deelree to tbenk tbe Bremen for tbelr excellent work. TbU I* the third-fire In that vicinity within tbe last few month*.

Prominent Summer Residents Respond to'the Request of the Sentinel. addition to asking the large taxpayer* here to give their Idea* regarding Ocean City's greatest needs, front their point of view, the Sentinel eenletterato a number of well-known sum.re*ldrnt* who are prominently Identified with thl* resort and also big payers requesting them to flint Ln thl* paper with their opinion*. kinoug the answer* thne far recelvare the following: 'Hi reply lo your* of December 30, iuld nay: •Greatest need—A flrst-Class beachIron! hotel—flrst-claM in every way. ‘The other needs, In my Judgment, . 'Mure amusement* and of a better grade for young and old. More seal* on the Boardwalk and re pavilion* along tha walk. More public wharf facilities en tha bay front for boating and- Ashing parpier In fact a* well as in name—a real ocean pier tbal extends . . Into tbe ocean. These want* met, and some improvement In the transportaUon probould maky Ocean City a more attractive place and encourage another cl*** of visitor*. ■The 'Queen City by the Sea’wonld, en. Indeed, be herd to beat. ••Your* truly, "C. Howard Schkhmkkhoiuc. Phlla., Jan. 3. nmodore Schermarborti, as I* known, has many hiteraets In Ocean City, where he has been a aumrlsltor and resident from Ihe early day* ot (he resort. From Internal Revenue Collector Wm. McCoach, of Philadelphia, wa ■ have thlsc T-rtis Robinson, Esq , Y Dear Sir:--Your letter of DecemOth Is received. In which you ask for my views as lo Ocean (Tty's greatest needs. Just about to writa to you In reference to some of the articles published In your paper and various other matters relating to Ocean City. Id I want to commend tbe Commi**k>ner* for tbe stand they have taken In opening up Atlantle me through to Eighth street. I sorry lo see that tha Sentinel took exception to tbe opening of this eye-sore to visitor* and property ownresidents of Ocean

City.

To have In the center of lb* elty an obstruction of 75 or 80 feat cannot help being a detriment to the entire town, and nn this ground yon will And an old-fasbloned country oat* which should be removed. I may, perhaps, be stating tha ease a too strongly when I aay lo yon that no other city the etxa of Ocann City would permit snob a thing to outskirts, let alone In lb* center of the town, and 1 think be corrected, no matter what the costs. If 1 wet* tbe Commits, to tier*, I should peas a building law, which I believe they could do, prohibiting tbe eroeUon of the canvas ■bed* placed there during tb* SO BOOK. I have bean favorably Imprqeaad with the action of tbe Commlsetooata np to tbe present time. It looks to me as If Mayor Headley and his am* elates, Messrs Thorn and Marta, wei progressive boalneae men, and, If a

r. next tb fire bouse wbc

wllfebow yon tbe very hast way sod ► treat and Wesley aven some of the grealeit bargain, to be:91200. Elegant "catkm. found here on tb* aaatori torm* 'ocean. Address, H. 8. LI

Phone fonneetton.

EXTENSION OF WALK Warren W. Brown Awarded Contract Or Conswleaiooera. At the meeting of tbe City CommlslooeraThursday, Warren W. Browc ras awarded the contract to do the rork of extending the Boardwalk from Seventeenth to Twenty-third street. Hi* bid was 912.022 68. Tb* city Is to furnish the pdlng fur tbe ap-

proaches.

There were two other bidders—( so. ,. Bourgeois A Son, 914.065.2S, and Allen Scull, 912,710.80.

•y coast.

There should be soma provision made to cot tb* high gras* and sag* bush on tbe properties, and I believe this could be done as a health measure. I think property owner* should be compelled to till lu al! tb* low ground, f have lu mind tb* property running from Klflb to Sixth street oo each, side of Atlantic avanua. I believe that property owner* should be compelled to grad* and keep In order tbe back street*, namely the flftteofoot street* aa laid out to the rear of tb I woutdcaU your attootlon to lb* fifteen foot street on Atlantic av*Mn Just north of Fifth street. During tb* summer ihe sand was *0 deep than that even lo dry waatbar people tad to lake tbe street In order to get amend, aud in wet weather we know what It

meatia.

I believe the commlxHuo Is doing a great work toward devslophtg tbl* great resort and 1 think w* sbnaM endeavor to give them all tb* tn«N£ agement we possibly can. In other words, If wetao't boost don’t let us knock. We should not axpaet fkom thl* commission, which baa only taM lu office some three or four month*, , much In such a abort Urn*. Wiablng you a happy New Tear

opening Allanllc Avenne.

The ordinance relating to the open log of Atlantic avquue, on the upper side of Eighth street, passed third and flual reading, wjth a slight amendment. at Miepieetlng of tbe City Com-

missioner* last Thursday.

oue, 9900 1. Near '

Sick el. uis s. Penn Square, Philadelphia. 1-4,4t

Re sure and go

Sod* for anyihlug lu tbe line of Wall Paper. Yotf will not only be treated

right, but you will gat

Fok Rale.—Two Iota, 96x106 feat No. 686, See. A., Wesley * venire. Price 1100. Apply B . BktmKEL office.

1100. App Urtf I Bank of O

alve policy I* tbe tha aeek First National and the

it before, I

Very truly youta, W. McCoach.

From John R. Kendrick, Of _ del phis, treasurer of tb* Ctari*. 0. Hand Ocean Pier Company, and pob-ll-her ot a trades paper, comas tMe: The greatest need of Oman aty at this time kt enllgbtooed and *ya>P*i belle co-opereltoo on tb* part of ita railroad companies w hich eoooMt M

• mainland.

wlthtba

Railway offieiala of the' type who torir- 1

high freight ra

railway systems whk