' I . . . OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXXII. OCEAN CITY. X. J^THURSDAY, JANUARY 2. 1013 NO. 40

Ocean City Sentinel OCCAM CITV. N . J. ( -By- , R CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor ' 9i.oo Per Year, Strictly in Advance. CITY DIRECTORY. r\ city officials ! J M^nf»«criuiry; Itiebard &*au"«u aT W. churchtekvices. ' '"Uumiiuc service. HUD; .renins service, 7.«. .r?Er£'P; E™* " *U£wtS of Trtistee^tTesgent, It. W. hilwsril M.Mut on. Wui. I.! tina.ll leader. Tlieee meeting's are ueld'li. the cnim-n Kea^^ug^^vm IJ W a^ tn^aail^ V. - a.' X"; Sunday1 school a p. in™ ' ' j Ml. .Aaeuetlne'e Human fetnollc CUUlrb , Imnuutl llaptlel Churnh, Wesley avenue, | ' Mnnaeye ervlcee, lu.au a.' in. and Pli v. in'.;' prayer meeting Wedueeday eveutua at M5. MundayjkdmnT, i», the rt. K. McMll.irr, | Union Tabernacle paptleM'liurrli. Klslilh and'a'p. m.Vrayer mjaMi'ml, v u cloca Kriil^r Uohn'KpVaffreaalfer!^ "l* ehurcU *"*'*■ ■lltUluT !*'■ flu's"" iVfiranij*?" mr M mg.'lUaal'nij Mabbetn' ttcm^.'hxjo pTin"; 7 Preaclilna, SJZI .P. m.; I'raje. Melius. II Wedneaday evenings. at ao'eloca. a*BUMimOay ecuoui. xau p. in.; Christina kudeavur meeting, JJU p. in. Freectilag, ■ p. CHURCH SOCIETIES. ^ ^ lunar P a aa a irr a ai^a a ^ I M^I 1 ai: it ^ MreWsSUnaiMl UeM«i»oi^*,r' °°"*"or ' _ y-ceulenV; Miss Kllsaheth Hraiiyan.aecr'eMary; ueee'in eetl'n i^arond »? inaayhi" eaci mmitb. Ladlea' Aid UMu'ci^i Monday evenii g t deal: Mnv liertrmhr Head ley, lrHaBreh*ffnk iohn^U.'uandyf anperlnundent Jon"usbei.' Union. H. M. Mowrer, preeldeui; Parker Miller, Ireaaurer. N itot-r.TamiTt CHuai-a. mS^M^r I^aerrr^^i5'°ejr5|a^! SECRET SOCIETIES, unean City bodge, No. 171. V. and A. M.. tneele second and fourth Thursday evening. .xr.:ru,xx>£i s&s vss gg£^£»ussr« * s?" ™ ^ ^Oosan^'llyOouaoll. No. 10. IK ol I A. finest" aeS»°?aa!S^oorlh\|ri°d»' *' ''''tntsraTt'S W I Hard W.Adame.'"1 ' K*00,a^r' Mat n> la Tribe. No. m I. O. H. M.. meete Luther L. Wallaoe, keeper ol reeorde. ' WaahlUkton Camp, No. Tt-P.O.H. ol A., meele every Prlday d la lit Champion's lisle I'reejdent^ Vnmer K. Banrk; Hecretary, K. Camp IB, P. O. of A., meele every Halnrday at 740^. u.,IDJNhori'. hall. Mara J. Rlaley, e ver'Sooda CS£e"sk ?°' tn K of ' P "hUm OampbeilfSl.'of H." Ocean City Local, No. UP« iCarpenlere' Cnkm^j. meele avary Friday evening la K.of Ho "meeu" 2&B(rasrIayor reek reratto Preeldemt^ueorfe O. Adama; aeoraiary. H. Otis M. Townsend A Practical Hess bore Arcbltec I.li-enard by Iba Stale. •> eighth street, opp. p. o. ocean city n. J.

ATTeam».iT.i.iw. MORGAN HAND, ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR AT LAW, CAPE MAY COI KT HOl'aca. J. (Opposite Public Bulldlncal. ; jl/'w offices" Apgar & Boswell, I I^AW OFFICES Godfrey & Godfrey, ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. JAMES M. E. HILDRETH Counsellor-at-Law J : oa^t&iBXa<2£r?*. * fOWNSEND GODFREY Attorney-at-Law Itartlell Hulldlna At lleean my Nalurdaye \YILLIAM B. DAVIS Attorney atLaw . tail Atlantic Ave Ocean City New Jeraey 1 Atlantic City Theatre# | ^ I ! Th-jf... P.i ud 8.1. I.e.,, J.b. }. j. 4. al s ju . Popular Met. Set. et 3.30 .1 Prodmctiifk by Sckuberinf and Lamb J t\\i. Vi\GHT .■In original in i fly flay from the /V» of The Marquis of Queensbury H'iih a tail of well-known players \ Tee. end Wed. kve,.. Jan. A 7. I at « JO Wedaaidar. Matiaee at 2J0 "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" T»n„ frl. Sat. Eve... Jan. », 10. II "Til fliiints Mm

J N. GK1SCOM, M. U. f j EIUHTH NT. AND WKNLEY.AVK. tj»| Allen Corson, B, 8:8 Wesley Avenue 1 Ocean City New Jersey ; ""SlaMMale I2D A. DK. \V. R HAINES .. T COR^ NINTH AND WESLEY AVE j] OCIANja|Jj..NmJ" ; I • ' „„„ o, * Telephnnea j , nier JJIate, U» , HUBSCHEL PETT1T, M. 1). ' 807 WESLEY AVE. I OCEAN CITY. NEW JERSEY I £)R. CHARLES B. RIDER | Oentimt •« ! 809 Central Avenue J Hughes' Central Pharmacy/ ' 1 ( ' js SS^^gSSNij J. TtlOWiLEY HUOHEs! MiaaIer t lierter la Pkanaar) 1 Great Reduction in Millinery 1 SEvfi i * ' dWi i i , J. H. HILDRETH S 1 , Goal! Goal! Goal! i The (■'. H. Hlinemaker Lumber e u t 'ompaiiy have leased from A. e j. Hiultli bla foal yard, bo they ( could receive foal over the i Fennaylvknia Itallruail.iiot lie- • , | Ink ible to secure Cog! over | I the Iteadluk Uallroad fast , enough fur their trade. \Vheti i In need of Coal call up SHOEMAKER 22S2 I — — ' " * - I i Try an Advertisement In the SENTINEL ; — ( — —

R. CURTIS ROBINSON ' i».n ti i .^;i _j Notary Phblis and Gommissioner of Deeds i 't>— 1 I PENSION VOUCHERS :: j - . " ■■ I CAREFULLY EXECUTED ' i • i Numbers 744 and 746 Asbury Avenue Ocean City - - New Jersey 1

milium nrr"-—— — 1 1 1 11 imiini ' It may1 be just barely possible that some other fellow iiiay»sell it a little cheaper, ! but abetter quality— "I MPOSSlBtE." We have it and we have it good. Give us your^ order "for the Sunday poultry. We drek them. Boyle's Dependable Market 8. W. Cor. Twelfth St and Asbury Ave. Everything in Meats, Groceries and Vegetables 111 niwi— ■■■■■■

Id the matters of Conveyancing, Title Investigation and Settlement of Purchases, we aim to give our clients thorough care and. conscientious service. We have always endeavored to maintain that reputation for our office. MASSEY & EDWARDS Eighth and Central Avenue First-class mortgage investments secured. t J

THIS CITY BEATS ATLANTIC ON PARCEL POST RATES

Five Cents for First Pound Between Here and Philadelphia. l<eK*rd!tiK l*"'e' P°*l delivery, a | 1'hlladelphta paper on Friday con■allied the following of local .1 itere«t: j The parcel- pout map* were pre- , pared wHIiout regard to railroad dl»j taocea from the center of any of the \ eight zooe*. The map of the country,. divided Into nearly ti.flOO ipiadranglea, each approximately thirty-live aquare mllee. T^tieae i|Ukdranglea, accvrdlng loan explanation by Foat master Thoa K. Smith, radiate from the ceuter ol a /.one like the apokea from the hub ora wheel. The quadranglea are appmxlmalely wlthlu tlfty -mllea from the center or hub of the xone. A map "bowing Philadelphia a* the drat gong Indlcatea that the government, In Using the boondarlea of the zouea, at retched '.he llfly-mlle limitation In aeverat Inatancea to take In placea »a ill-taut aa Ocean f'lty. N' J Ucean Ulty by the ahorteat railroad roule la alxty-llve and one-half mllea from Philadelphia. The mean radical dlatai.ee, however, cornea within the "approximately dfty mllea" .apeclllcatlon. Atlantic City, mi the other baud, la only tlfty -live and one Half mllea' from 1'hllnflelphla hy.Uic ahorteat railroad line, Hut Atlantic City la not reached by the Imaginary apokaa that radiate from the Venter of the 11 rat none. That resort, therefore, la within the aeoond lone, Hint although ten mllea nearer Phlla•lel plila by rail. It will eoat more to packagta by parcel |h>»i thither lltajLto Ocean City. "Draw a letter ■ V for Inatance," aald Mr. Huilth, "and atlck the point of the letter Into the ceuter of a circle or a /.one. The aide of the 'V' extending toward Atlantic City would' be ecllpaed before It reached that point. The other aide, however, will be fouiyd to touch Ocean City. Xiierafort', Ocean I City.- 'although farther from Phlladel : plila by rail, la wRblu the Phlladel- ; plila /one. x- | Ocean City. In coiiacquence, will enJoy- Ihe parcel |HMt rate of live centa for the Ural pouud and one cent for each additional pound up to the limit, eleven pouuda.liir 1-1 centa. Atlantic City aaaumea the rate of ttie aeoond anil a package from Philadelphia would coat alx centa for. the tlr-t pounda an'd four centa for eitcb additional pound up to eleven pounda, which would coal 40 centa. .to mini mi. Paterabari. John Hrkmcll and wire, with their young daughter, of title city, after In .'much of the beauties of Tampa, left that place about a week ago and went to Ht. Peterahurg The weather at Tampa. Mr. Kramell wrjlea, waa like apring condltlona In Ucean city. g .

TELEPHONE GIRL BECOMES A BRIDE

Hiss Roser and Paul Allen , Take Marriage Vows in Atlantic City, Mtaa Mary Kuuna Itoaer, of Tuckerton, who, alnce laat Augi.at, haa been an operator In the office of the Inter Hlate Telephone Company In thla city, and Paul Allen, a tnaaon, of Atlantic City, were marrlad Tueeday evening In Atlantic City by the Kev. John R. MacMlllan, paatorof tbe Weatmlnater Preabytertan Church. Tha bride wore a white embroidery Tbe pair have gone bouae-keeplng at -HO Maaaachuaetta avenue, AllautlO City .. Before oomlng to tbta elty, tbe young woman waa employed In a large candy etnre on the Boardwalk In Atlantic City and thare ahe met Mr. Allen. Mlaa Daley Morey, formerly an operator In the telephone office, hae returned to her poelitou and will hold , It temporarily. The company la planning to aecare two new operalnra. (Ilea Norcom Kotertalna. Ml— Kthel Nuronm entertained a few of her frlenda wltb carda al her home, 408 Central' avenne, Saturday evening . All bad a moat pteaaant lime and declared Mlse Nnrcotn to be a delightful boateae Thoae preeent were Miaeee Margaret Parker/ Bertha Campbell. Ada Rauck, Anna Wallace and Edua Hcburcb, Falrchlld Starr, Arthur Shoemaker, Win. H. Campbell, Jr.. J. Edward Vnaa, Lawrence L ar and (Jeorga Norcom. ■ eat Ketalr Margalaa. Attention of readere la called to Iba advrrlleemeut of MaaeejfA Kdwarde. Ttila llrua offera rare bargain" on tbe ocean and bay front, and alao on Nineteenth at reel. In one of tbe growing I and prettleet eectlona of tha dty. It'e dlgnlfled and glvea you a delF ctoue eerae of eeeorlty to own your ""D * OCEAN CITY. Bee Idee, your raeponalbltUj aa a real [ eetate owner make* you a deetrable , clUxen. Think It over, then call on HARRY HBADLBY, I Real Eetate Operator, Ninth and Aw i bury avenue, next to Ore bouae who will show you tbe vary baet way and aomi of the graaleet burgatna to be -** "SI.

d / 85 YEARS OLtf ,■ AND VERY ACTIVE Mrs. Mary Mahony Celee brated Anniversary With i • Big Christmas Dinner. ,, At a family gathering on Chrl«tma« i e Day waa celebrated the elghty-flfth i g birthday annlveraary of Mra. Mary , Mahony, widow of tbe late Daniel I ■t Mahony. of Philadelphia, and mnther b of Mra. F W. E Slerletn, ol 1S07 Ah- I >. bury avenue, tble city. ! < Mra. Mahony la remarkable In that j "be rclalne all her facultlee and enjnya' I e life quite Ilka any young woman • i- She la a regular attendant at maaa at } t St. Augiiatlne'a Church every Sunday - . and aharea the reapnualblllllea hf the i , hnuae, takea care of the clilokeqa and t hnkea bread and cakea at regular c I Interval". , Those in attendance on. her at her i fhrlatmaa birthday dinner were the c , Rev. Father Sweeney, MlesHlume, an ■ t unmarried daughter who alao makes i , her home with Dr. Stedem. and all ■ r the Hledeuf family except the olde-t I I son, Anthony; also Mr. B. C. Htlmmel. ( . broker, of Pittsburgh. | The dinner was the usual turkey a - combination of Chnatraae Day. and c , the toaat to "grandmother." as she la i! , famllarly known, was drunk with c . enthusiasm by all, who wished her » i continued good health and breailr baking qualifications t • ACCIDENT TO DREDGE t i t I saving crew. i The spuds oo Rlaley'" big dredge . broke Friday evening and ihe dredge I got away about 100 yard" before It was ' i ".wungaroutid by Its new cable and rttn Into ahatlow water.The captain of the dredge, when he e returned from down town to where 0 the machine had been, and found the .a ■ dredge away out In the bay, notified ( a tbe craw of the Fourth street llfe-aav- t . lug atatlou. They put nut In a boat frmu the Fourth street wharf and j • brought to shore the six or eight men ] J who had been on the dredge. They |. 1 went back to tho dredge In the morn- f I log. r 1 A new bulkhead l> being built, w'lth t 1 the aid of the dredge, near- the new • home of the Ucean tflty Yacht Club < Pleasing Eaerdaea. f The Christmas exerelea by the cltll- 1 ' dren of Immanuel Baptlat Sunday ' School Friday evening were apprecl- ' ated by those In attendance, all of 1 whom gave touch pralae to those who t e lookpart In and arranged the program. ! '• Presents were given to the children c 1 and others identified with the school. ■

CHAS. G. MILLER i KILLED BY CAR

" Former Resident Here Was' a Brother of the Late I Parker Miller. . Charles G. Miller, a former resident latere, and who wa» a brother of the late Parker Millar, of this elty, was killed by a trolley ear at Hu-Uoell - Basin, twelve miles south of Rochester, N. Y„ Christmas. He was on the way to the station and attempted to cross the track at a curve when a car ■ rounded It and stsuck him He leaves i widow and several children. 1 Ha m> burled from Ills borne, 422 1 I "trfeet, Camden, a| 2 o'clock 1 ■ j Monday afternoon. Services were 1 • at llie bouse and the Interment was private. 1 I j 1 Mr. Miller, who »a« 82 years old, 1 i a number of friends among those I . who have lived In this city many l He left here quirt a long time i operated a stationary engine on the canal near tlnf scene of bis 1 ■ deatb. 1 Mr. Miller worked for tills dredging ■ company, running an engine In Cam1 den for two years. Tbe company got ' a eon tract In. Plllsrotd, N. Y., and he," 1 wltb the rest of tbe men. Went with It 1 and had been working there ever since. : Hl« employer ami another man were 1 going to take the train at Bushnell's ' Toe station Is on a curve and at a crossing they undertook to go 1 over the track. An express train that didn't stop there came around this about forty miles an hour and struck him. i Mr. Miller was lu the contracting In-thls city for several years. He leaves a family, one of his none i A. W. Miller, a Pennsylvania | Railroad engineer, residing at Sea Isle City. ( AGED NEGRESS DEAD \ ( xtary Jackson Lived , Word was received here Friday t evening by Squire Rusli or tbe deatb i of "Aunt" Mary Jackson, which occurred at tbeboineof her son, LittleHay ward, at Pocomoke, Md., < 24. < "Aunt" Mary Jaokaon. who waa 82 i old. waa a colore I womau who lived In Ocean City for 21 years She ' left her home, 880 West avenue, about « four years ago. aud went to Philadelphia. where ahe remained a year or . two -before going to her son. Her huiband was a soldier In tbe ' Civil War. Her eon waa sold In the slavery days, and It was not until years afterward that they were . reunited. The Wreck of ihe dlndla. I 1 The Slodla was wrecked near Four- 1 leeutb street on December 14. 1901. 1 Many of the people here recall the oe- ' caslon with vlvldne-a. There la not ' much left now of the big ship. 1

REV. PENNINGTON CORSON i MARRIED BY HIS SON

P MASONIC LODGE ELECTS OFFICERS n ^ Annual Meeting Was Folg lowed by Usual Banquet tt for the Members. h Members of Ocean City Lodge, No B 171, F. and A. M , bald their annual meeting Thursday night and elected fl tbe following officers: „ Worshipful maa-er, Herbert C. (< Smith; senior warden. Warren W. T e Brown: Janlor warden, Wm. H. Colllaaon, Jr ; aecrelary, G*irge Hooy; n treasurer, Wm. Lake. r Tbe following are tbe appointed Senior deacon, Samuel HotTmau; ■ a Junior deaoon, Harry H. Adams; senior j master of ceremonies. J. W. Thurston; Junior master of ceremonies, George c > C. Murphy; tUer, Somen C. Young. - After the election, a banquet was 8 served, and tbe members bad a pteaaant lime. _ n rr Holy Trinity Ctinrcb arrvlcra. " y Sunday next, tbe eecond . Sunday , " after ChrWHias and tlie first of the ^ " new year, there will be a celebration j >' of the Holy Communion In tbe morn* log al 10.4/ ; evening service, 7.46; Sun'- 0 * day school, S p. m. Tha subject of tha o '• sermon In the mornlqg will ba "Our P Two Birthdays." The parable of tbe . ;e "mustard aaad," will ba tbe a ibject of J an addraaa In tbe evening. . ' | Haa urawlat Baetneaa. ] ,, ' One of the moat anocaaaful man lu ( tbe real tntata bualnsaa bare la E. J. . a Hann. Ha la ataadUy forging ahead . ie and tha outlook for the coming year la -tine, he says. Read his advertisement > * Ira thla Issue. ^ ^ Oceau Pity, N. J., Dec. 28, 19l£ , "■ The ailnnal meeting of tbe slock- , u* holders of The Ocean City Title and . Tragi Company will be bald at tbe ■ bank building, Eighth street and A»- | bury area ua, la the city of Ocean Ctty, , '■« county of Caps May and State of New . Jersey . on ^Tuesday, Ihe fourteenth day of January, 1918, at two o'cloofc In i Is- the afternoon, for the election of dlrec- • ho tore for the ensuing year, and for tba nd transaction of such other buatneee aa may properly coma before tba meetly, ikh\ St C. B. BnLWKLL, Sec'y.

Pastor of First M. B. Church Takes Bride at Haddonfielt*. Tba Rev. Peunlngton Coriton, pastor of the Flrat M. E Church at Haddonand Mra. Rows, of HeddonOeld. ware married at noon yesterday In Hsddoodcld by tbe sou of Mr. Cor-on, the Rev. Alexander Corson, of PauleTbe wedding waa wltoeaaed by tbe members of tbe family. Mr. Coraon baa a large circle of frlenda In thla city, where be waa at lime pastor of the Flrat M. K. and thay, as wall aa tha SbnTIIOIL. extend to him and Mrs. Coraon their beat wishes. OFFICERS ELECTED Srrrrt Moclettea Oel Meade for llie New Tear. The various secret societies lu thla city are now electing thWr officers Kalrala Tribe, No 220, Imp. O. R baa elected the following: Sachem, William Price; senior saga more, Gilbert C. Corson; Junior sagamore, Walter Turner; chief of records, Vernon Carlson; keeper of wampum, Lake; collector of wampum, Wilton H. Wlllelr; prophet. J. N, Johnson. Washington Camp, No 75. P. O.8. of A., haa elected the following officers: President, J. Willtla Thurston; vice president. Iieroy Jeffrie.; M. of.F., E. Maylln Koblnaon: recording recretary, A. Bonrgeous; financial secretary, E. O. Barrett; treasurer, John B. conductor, St. Clan Thorn; inspector, Edward Lee; guardian. , KdgtgniJf dries; trustee for eighteen ; mniithj^? Wlllata Thnreton. Two lots aout beast corner Firtebotb street and West avenue, bargain for ; quick aale; live- room cottage, XS5 Wast 1 price, gl.000; eleven-room cot- ' Wesley road, entirely modern, - or will exchange for property ■ suburban to Camden or Phtladel- ' phis. Lot oo Central avenue, between 1 Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, ' facing tha ocean, 91100; corner to. ■ at. and Central avfc, |14<0. | /"THANK E DARBY; REAL ROTATE BROKER. Bourse Bldg. 8th and Asbury Are. adv.

| PETITIONS OUT FOR 1 MAYOR HEADLEY'S RECALL

' STRANGE FISH PUZZLED THEM , | Ocean City Life-,aavers' Catch ! Proved to heyof the Angel t Si* ' Witty. , Enoch .uom8rsknd tbe other men «l i llie life saving *tstlotr~at-4Jilrty-elxth ( I slreet, this city, were puzzled Saturday > , over a stranga-looklng tlsh ihey had | , teugbt in tbe surf. , [ ACapt. Humeri, after reading up a lol t of'ltsh-lnre, decided that their catch ","s*|»d not a little to the description ( . gli en mermaids. . , The dab was brought up to the f , Nlnlh .street tire house, where It I attracted much attention. , Tbe ttsh looked somewhat ou the , . order ol a flounder. It was four feel , and weighed about 50 pouuds. , . Its mouth waa six Inches wide, filled t . with sharp teeth. It bad broad t l shoulders and the body tapered al the , middle. Formations not unlike ribs \ appearance were on lu breast. r All who saw tbe flah,, and some of , them were ex perta In this Hue, said It , , was a new one on them. I It was ttnally decided on Monday , It was an angel flah. LIKED THE MUSIC I at ftcatcli Mall Thought Were you ever seriously ill, when It I i was a "toss-up" whether you would f or die? Then you can Imagine Ihe seusallona t ol a patient at Hcotcb Hall, when ' early fhrlatmaa morning, ahe awoke 1 to hear the choir of the First M. E c singing carols In tha hallway < ouUlde of the door ol her bedroom. ( Hbe eays ebe thought, for a moment, that she was listening to a heavenly f of choristers. . t Miss McGlbeny, of Hootch Hall. c desires, through the He.vtimrl, to give , cordial and sincere thanks to Dr. i : the paator, and Jhe members * the choir for thla vlell and tha very excellent raneical treat given. J Tbe choir visited several sections of the oily where there were sick people I , aud rang outaide of thalr homes. 1 I Mra. harsh H. Howell Bnrlert. J Mrs. Harsh K. Hdwtll. who bad a • number of frlenda here, and who died 1 a few dayit ago, waa burled from the . residence of L. A. Goff, 640 Hteveoi : street, Camden, Tuesday. Mrs. ; Howell was the mother of Mrs. Span- . . car C. Goff, of the Atglen, this city, and waa the oldest member of Im- . mauuel Baptist Cbnrch. l

CAPT. TOWNSEND ! I CALLED BY DEATH I J . Old Mariner Waa a WeU- ' known Resident of 8omera' Point. r Id Homers' Point, "oae pf tbe pioneer ■ residents at Atlantic Connly, Captain , John W. Townsend, met death a few 8 days ago. Ha was born MvaQtj-two , yean ago In tba old shore town of Lluh wood. Ai a mere boy be ran away to eaa, as might have been expected, e considering, that aa a child 'ha had never had a whiff of anything bat mil if air. ,t 'Before tbe mast ha spent bis boy!<ood, and forced hla way on nnlll ba i- became mate, than captain, and Anally n the owner of a lumber "booker." Thla was a llfeadrentnroaa enough to suit any boy, for coastwise aalllng In I boat days along a practically unprotected shore was by. mesne what tt la today. It was not lighthouses that tbe eoest- * viae sailor of tboee days looked for aa much aa It waa landmarks, and In fog '* and storm hla aids were the oompani and tbe lead line. • Later Captain Townaend made ventures In over see stilpsHnd then be- ' came en owner of three^mast schooners '* that piled lb and oul of the Great Egg '• Harbor Inlet w ben, Homers' Point wee '• a port atid not a mare place of registry for motor boats. ■' Often tbe eapuln sailed on -bU own shlpe/and la lhat'voeallon stored op a *- Wealth of adventure at eaa that be jo'I raveled In yarns In tble old .aga to tbe great delight of all tbe youngster* who 'c bad tba good fortune to slt arouud blm -• and listen. ?• The fatberuf Captain Tuw nseu^had 7> been an lunkeeper after be left tbe sea, !1- so when It came time for the captain "I himself to send others to saa on hla " • schooners, be too, tun-ad tavern owner. At dtflerant times It* ran both tha old Bradford House and tha Hay view lionn el Homers' Point, and tba old f> Mod A Var. Zant. The -older ■ar; °[ tbe cities, who used to run down to ,t. the shore on Ashing and gnbnlng trips, n, will remember CaptaluTcwnaeod well. J7 I'sralyete waa the eaura of death. •U aake l ine Mm. It will pay those wHb money to Ini0/rVeet to read the edvertlsemebt of Htanlou and Brail, Inc., In thla lasas of tho HwmMKb. Thay have soraa Meal Iota n which most ba sold. Take advantage of tble opportunity. -ts

I Several Charges Against Him, All of Which He Dpnies. There was considerable comment, and not a little surprise to some. In this city when It was learned Friday night " and Saturday morning that an effort was begun to have Mayor Headley recalled as one or the' City CommitMany people knew that there has talk of such a movement since early last fall, tbe steps to be taken shortly after commlsetou government been established one year, its required by law. but not a few scouted tbe Idea, for different reasons. However, late Friday afternoon, petitions were placed In a number of •tores end lu tbe hands of individuals signatures. According to repdrta, the petitions are receiving many stgnaturea. It was said early this week that there would be no trouble encountered lu getting a sufficient number of signaOthers claimed that It would difficult to secure the nu'mbet required, which lit raid to be about 170. Following la a copy of the petition; State of New Jersey, Ctty of (Icnn City, Cape May County. Petition for the removal of Harry Headley, a commissioner of raid city. The undersigned, , electors who are entitled to vote for a successor to tha said encumbent, demand an election ol a successor to the Hid Harry Headley. Hla removal Is aonglit upon tba following grounds: Find. Cnfalthfulnaas to his dot lot as commissioner In tbe following |M>lnls: Failure to attend a lirge proportion of the meetings of tbe commissioners. Inattention to or deliberate disregard for the Interests of the dty, shown by engaging nnflt and otherwise Improper employee. Holding another office, via., tbe office of clerk of tbe county tax board while commissioner, to the detriment of tbe proper administration of the office of commissioner. Hpeodlng a great portion of hie time for other v'oluulary occupations with the result of neglecting generally hla duties aa .commissioner. .Second. Breaking pledges made by public before hte election many respects, Including points above mentioned; ahd also 1'nneceseartly causing the dty to pay In exeere or Ave per otut. Interest upon money borrowed by It. Hanctlonlng activity of ctty employes political affairs, and thereby violattba spirit of the law. Maintaining large transactions between the ctty aud a banking company In which lie te heavily Interested, such transactions yielding mnch profit tbe banking Institution. Mayor Headley ou Monday made tba following statement to the Baatihkl: -If our property owners and friends residing outside of Oenn Ctty were familiar with the eharacter and standof I hoes circulating petitions for my recall, I woold treat the whole matter wltb utger contempt. It la only for tbe above reason that I have consented to make any reply whatever. The parties circulating tba petitions and their friends are either disappointed offlca seekers or violators of the law that have ben brought to Kkc by me. It Is alao a atgulfleaut thai not one of tbetr nama appaar on tba books aa a taxpayer. "Every charge tbay have preferred Is aa absolute lie. I make this statement without any rasarvalkjus or conditions, and I will meet auy person at any time or suitable place to prove to - the people that tbsy are mallcioua Ilea , emanating from a dan of people *ot . In sympathy with tbe sentiments and restrictions of Ocean City. I oouetder r It an honor aud commendation to - have this elan of persons oppose me, . ss I have rarely bran their enemies In tbe peel and will ba In lbs future, If ■ they dnn't do what Is right. 1 "I have not eoudncted my office and t will not conduct It to ult their kith and klud. It U amusing as wall aa I rue that lb* cbargaLtpay have mads ' are exactly tbe opposite, which a a thorough Investigation will show. . "One of tha charges la that I am . heavily Interested In one of tba banks ' In Ocean Oily where the city haa au 1 account and where thay borrow Iba e money at tbe rate exceeding flva (5) 1 per cant. "In answering tbls-cbargs, I would ' say, at Investigation will prove, Umt ■" tha only sue careful attempt to ever a : scare money at a tare rata than alx g per cent (6) from any institution In Oceau, oily baa been "luce I have haid my preeent position. The third toasting after we organised I appointed a i- committee to wall on tba directors of ». both banks doing bustnare hi Ocreu _ City, requesting lima to loan tha elty money at the rateaf flva par cent (5). 8 After several meetings wltb tha directs tore, tba oommtllpp reported that tbsy t ware unable to secure tble concession . from tha dlreeturs. hot did aaaka a bargain mors advantageous to I he city. " vlx:— Heturlng three per eunt (S) Intersetooall elty deposits, which bae never occurred before In tha history of j, Ocean Oly, and making alt of ou loans on demand outre. "Thereby ■° making,* great saving to tba city, aa in compared to the old system- - bow large or small, la' paid Into tba city treasury today. It Is Immediately paid on accoouut 'br -notes In banks, in thus stopping tae Interest aa tha la amount paid, Instead of tba oM way of depositing moeay In tU banks, aud " waiting until tba expiration of tba M outre belore-lhe money wdk applied w on account of tbe same. ' ' employing nnflt and otherwise lm1° chares is* ira/are plojrea' hava '*«■*■» lacted for their fltntre and aMBty aw a, gardleeeof party affiltattooa at Nfltt,l_ cat pull, which tbe laaUgaten al IMs '"A undcrStand* snot bst>*obare» ' to which thare people are 1st lag a* davits U that I hare uegieaMd le at■a Htaalareo, Kfteitlh Freat srnfl, FMMe- ^ *