OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXXIII. OCEAN CITY, N. J.. THURSDAY, J AXIJARY 22. NO. 43

Ocean City Sentinel j R CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor Per Year, Strictly ir. Advance. ! -L»ITTI,E— Candy Shop DIB AfiBUUY AVC. Otis M. Townsend A Practical Seashore Arel.lte.-l j Lwvnsed by lire Htale -:- j EIGHTH STREET. OPP. P. O. OCEAN CITY N J. Boyle Commercial Agency 624. Eighth SI. ocean City. N J H. C. BOYI.E, TUnagcr l»simt adjusted and rollecUd anywhere in I nited SUtr* Dance Every Cold Lunchet, Wednesday and E'c. Saturday Night The Excursion House J t*F.S CLARK Proprietor MAIN STREET and . . . NEW JERSEY AVENUE SOMERS' POINT :: N.J.

trrauna.tT.uir. MORGAN ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR AT-LAW, 1 nuprMB* Court .'ommla.loi.er Howry Pub fit! | 1 . t ape ntv i-oikt hoi at, a. j. | I ; (Opportu NWIc Huiia.naai ! ] ;J^WA0FFICES . "" ■ Apgar & Boswell, I Kt AVWbfc( SndW&^RKol, ' LAW OFFICES Godfrey & Godfrey, ' II atlantic city. n.j. JAMES M. E. lllLDRETH . ' Counsellor-at-Law ( ''m^cAi-K'uA^inry\'r<. J rpO\VNSEND GODFREY Attorncy-at-Law • ^yiLLlAM B. DAVIS j Attorney at Law , »W Highlit Hlreet \ ' i l.waii i Tly New Jersey . ' JOHN F.. TOWNSEND Electrical Contractor 1137 Anbury Ave. • . Ocean City New Jersey

• — ; I pip YOU E^ER J a -.top to consider llow importanl it is Joyltave your liome con- A . strncted by responsible buildns' • Have you seriously con- . ' si.lered the parts lhal are hidden' • Have you ever considered » t how great and important the framing, foundations and other hid- f t den parts play in the life and safety >>l your building? Let us f a advise you how your home should. !«■ built. • Plans and spect J 5 fie.tio»f»e J ' Barber & Newberry \ J builders j] J OFFICE: SIXTH AND WEST AVE., OCEAN CITY, N.J. ^ PLUMB1NO .-am of jourtspadr work of whirl, I make * spsrialty. 1 hsv* .."ripens! re ■stal.llsb.ueBt ... .4eri.ml for.* to maintain. U.va tu* a trial. .Mhwunm C.-H. BACON ho? uighth m P O W ELL' s THE ZSZESJS*- Reliable Coods RELIABLE broideries a nil Larva. STORE 2aS?SJ!"i~ law Friers POWELL'S

miller brothers v DENN & HEMSLEY ^ DENN S CELEBRATED ICE CREAM A T24.aa aaauav .v»u. oc.an em. N a .H.u.nc .no cannrr t.v.nc . rudutTuax or act a.nn. ncea.axo ; LAWRENCE M. LEAR a.u *.*«. az-w N. C. GODFREY ( Upholstering, Awnings, House Furnishings ( 657-S69 ASBURY AVENUE OCEAN CITY. N. J. ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY GIVEN

R. CURTIS ROBINSON Conveyancing jj Insurance ; NOTARY PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS Nos. 744-46 Aebury Avenue ' OCEAN CITY. N. J. L_ ; iTs^Money to loan on Bond and Mortgage."^ , Advertise in the SENTINEL

J N. GRISCOM, M. D. j EIGHTH 8T. AND WESLEY AVI. ! '""n--•ferr" - - - "II," J « t sTUei Corson, H. D. " s: Ocean City Now Jersey I is A. Dlt W. P. HAINES COR. NINTH AND WESLEY AVE. 1 1 UKKSCHEL PliTTIT. M. I>.j 807 WESLEY AVE. OCEAN CITY. NEW JERSEY OR.' CHARLES B. RIDER] •• DoniiMt" 809 Central Avenue OCCAM CITY. MHughes' Central Pharmacy Ofhtt 51. aal »«U«J *»«. 1 HsiiE ' J. THORNLF.Y HUOHES, Mioagcr Psrtsr at Pfcsrasrj » ' | MKS. T. UOWDKEY CLARK | Contralto and Pianist ! T.ach.r - f Piano 1 Voice Culture | Voice Pupil of W W tltlchrlat, Pl.ll.drlpt.la I. " K" """ I f He.iil for Catalogue f [ «.- New Year Resolutions KisoLYBn— ' That in thr future I shall ■( give my laundry to Darby's Ocean City . Laundry it Signed, Ma. I)»W* K. BraiNKSSMAN. Collections— Mon. and Wed. Deliveries— Thnre. and Sat. r°YmE; DARBY * r 'Z7 THOMAS J. THORN

* jflovist || * , 1128 Bay Avenue PRICE. Af)0 WO«A RIGHT t BOTH PHONE. ' and Jewelry Rewlrlnr I Mayer's Boardwalk. Opp. Doughty1* P»*r OPEN ALL Ye*R '"L H. Bnrkhard! & Co. PLUMUIHfl AND HEATING 54* a slid a run •.-(At cm *1. 4i**tt Ocean City Title and Trust Company of Ocean City, New Jersey

1 CAPITAL *100,000 t SURPLUS *40.000 j .'ootfueu a gsnaral backlog bualosas. a^lnUaa. WUWreertptsdfaaaadkapl wltb- I inauacs title. laaura Stsaexts WM. It MAWIKY. Prr-atao. MKNKY 11 MOOBK.Hr« Vlr*Pre.l0.u> LKSLtKlLLl'OX-ASI.Baeoaa \ U» HreUO-ul C. K MTU. WELL. rtrerelMy ana Traasurrr J. KITH I AM TATKM, ramW-.tof DIRECTORS: t w 'wmro WllMw a Hbarrem Marry Baadiey TtasTm" " , LreuH h*U4UB (MM M. Toaaasoa Baaiiag k, Had a SptcUtfy

BOUGHT LARGE TRACT OF LAND FOR IMPROVEMENT

Local Men Take Over Part of, ' Hayday Estate and Will j Pill In, Etc. Jure pi. I.Hcull snd brother. Andrew , It Scull, and Edward M. Sulln.i and i K A Ooiaoti. of this clly. are prepar- 1 1 lug to make extensive Improvements j to the Ira.-i of land the, recently pur j j chased (10m the Hayday estate be" ' iween Ninth and Tenth streets. " The laud runs from the Ileatn/g Railroad property out to the ha^fpAi— the bridge to Haven avenue, and I- f ; Jin feel wide. . | They will construct a strong hulk- " head on the hay front, and have contraded with the Bun Dredging Compatty to fill ill the land 1 The new owuers plan a number of j extensive improvement* and will lay • I Land that l.a. occurred here lit some 1 | the nuing lu of tl.1* land will place ' ...lire excellent lots upon the market ' and w III lie a decided Improvement In ? lhal growing sect Ion of the city. J OFFICERS RE-ELECTED | «orV«r ' , At the ta acting of the directors of the First National Hank Friday morning. the board reorganised by re elect- J log Us officers, a* follows: L. M. Cre.se, president; It It. Hllte*. vice president; W Hcotl Hand. cashier; r H 8. Mnwrer. aaslslant caahler; J. Kit litem Tat em, aollcltor, and Joseph . 1. Houll, notary. The board of directors of the flcean . Clly Title end Trust fompauy re elected Its officers at Its semi weekly ^ meeting Friday morulng. ae follows: , William E Massey. president; Henry I). Moor*, tlrst vice preatdenl; l>slle 8 Ludlam. s*cond vice president and title officer; f. R. Klilwell sscreiary and treasurer; J. Filhlat. i Talent, solicitor. Hn>tl< li'lwrsd tor re It. Frank Buxby. of this city, slipped | on a piece of ice on .the roof of the | house 4119 Central avenue about 6 Su , o'clock Wednesdav afleriioon of la.t . week, end fell to the ground. He | t fractured his right wrist, sprained hl« 1 left wrist and left hip, lacerated his forehead and sustained Internal Injuries. He Is under the care of Dr II Her-chel Pelilt. Mr. .t«-ct the Hippodrome. Chris. 8. Hand, who la conducting j a show house In Mlllvllle. was In towu | Saturday He slated that he had that j day rented the Hippodrome, on the) Boardwalk la this cll.v, for a year. He is not sure el present Jiret wliel he will , . CHURCH CHOIR ! WAS ENTERTAINED

Lewi. E. Smith and Wife B Gave Vocalists and Other Friends Pleasant Time. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Kuiiih on Saturday evening entertained the choir T of the First Freabyterlan Church, of p wl.icb Mr. Smith Is director, end a tc . few oilier friends at their home. 618 U Wesley avenue, and a few boura were d spent delightfully There was vocal aud InatrumeoUl " music, aud several games were played. 0 An amusing feature of the occaslou P was a sort of gueaslug contest. Every- *' oue Id alleudauce proughl a picture of •' ' himself or herself taken when they ° were bablee, aud there was great fun It. b trying to And out who was who * Some had plrturra <>f babies that did t' , not repres. .it tlismrelve. when Ihey were youngsters. Following the gamee, there were re- " freahmetils * Those present were ll.e Itev. and | Mrs. diaries H. Hohuer. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith. Mr. and Mrs Joseph I 1 Scull, Mr. and Mrs John K. Uroves, t Mr. aud Mrs ljiwrei.ee M. Lear, Mr. 1 and Mrs Cleorg* W. Sooy. Mlaae* Iner t J aud ls.ulsa Corson, Mlaa Ada M. n...*b Ulu iri.t.halh GmiDin M ... . Banek. Elizabeth

Hassett. Mrs. Fred. Flllzen- . myer. Mlaa lreue /. itglet, Mlaa t Josephine Taylor and Mlaa Rachel 1 Fluktioer. Elmer Kanck, Kwlug Cor- I soo, Joseph Swan and Herbert Pioch. TRUST CO. DIRECTOR i call, lairrraird Mere. Henry A. Komberger, of Philadelphia, st- bo lias large property Inlereets lu litis resort, aud who has been made a uteuitier of the directorate of the Ocean City Title aod Trust Company, Is a prominent manufacturer In Pblladelpbta. He la also financially interested In the new anion., .bile brkffce Mr Komberger Is a valued addition to the board of directors of the trust " OTPs go to Atlantic ct.» 10 Kbop rebel. Joarscss (are * on Honrs T per Ads 1. on Page Three. Fob Sal*.— i»t No ««. Section D. 00 Aebury avenue, below Sixteenth street Address Ida V. Campbell. I Box «. Altauhurst. N. J 4,1,' 12-5*

. L ARRANGE FOR SUMMER FAIR, Aid Society Names [ Its Committees for Church's rf Annual Eve^t. Society of the first M K Chur.-li are treglni.lng their arrai.gemet.la f..r their I , annual summer bazar, and the aew-j*| log circle will meet at 2 o'clock every j < Thursday afternoon In the church to . make articles for sale at this fair j 1 The following committees have been 1 appointed: *. || Supervising Mrs. A. J7~Ste*lman, j 1 . Mrs. Harry Headley. Mrs (ieorge | , and Mrs. E A.Corson.. I , (leotge Blackman, Mr* John Sharp.;! Mr*. K. W Edward., Mr- Lewis 1 1 , Mrs. II. Shoemaker, Mrs. . J. W Barber and M re. Lewis Klaley. I, Fancy Work— Mrs K I, Hull, Mrs W. Scott Hand. Mrs E. P. Hand. L Mr- William E Ma«rev. Mrs N C <iodf,e\, Mrs J B. Haines, Mrs J M r-liester, Mrs. E. Lloyd and Mrs. H. B, free. ""Cake— Mrs S B Sampson, Mrs. Nelson Sooy, Mrs. Samuel M. Hoffman, Mrs. W I.. (Ill, b and Mrs James Marts. _ W. C. T.U. MEETING at lit be none by l«ao. 1 An alMay meeting In the Interest [ of national couatllullonal prol.lblllon ' was held Id Ihe First M.S. Church | Thursday under Ihe auspices of Ihe ; Ocesu Clly W. C. T. U. Addresee* ' were made by Ihe Reve. Dr. John B Haines, Charles H. Bohnei, Dr. (too. L Dobbins, James Fl. I<ake and W ' K. Fisher. A.J.Smith, chairman of the ''ape May County Prohibition I party, presided al the afternoon meetI lug Much Inlereat In4hc proceedings r | was mauifrsird by tluiae present. n| All or Ihe speakers referred In lire ( j progress lhal Is being made In Ihe J muse of. prohibition Ihroughout Ihe .j whole of Ihe United Sialea. and ll.e , thought aud hope was expressed thet I this will he e saloonles. nation by lire A number of Oceen Clly people caught a lot of frozen perch and "mullet on Ihe banks of the bay early "'this week. The lish were tbrowu 1 ! ashore by recent heavy tides. Capt. " ' J. W. I.ee said he never beard of j perch being frozen here before title

PULPIT FURNITURE GIFT TO CHURCH Presbyterian Chris' ian EndcavorcrB Surprise Pastor and Congregation. j The Young People's Society of Chris. ^ tlatr Endeavor of the Find Preeby- 1' | surprl-e for the pastor and oongrega j lllou al the services of lhal church on The surprise was In thr! ' furnlliire. put chased prr-rulrd l» j thefhurcli by the society. | The furnlliire errlvrd ,m Friday end. j j'lhe young people subsiltuied II fur lire ' chairs w hich had lee,, Itiuselnlhe 1 j old church edUlce for years, and when {the new edillce was bmll were Irans j ferred lo It. The furniture Is of a very I handsome design, leather upholstered, .'and tltiished ao as'fo harmunlz- w lih ] apparent In ihe faces or ihe tuemhere .jaiid friends of Ihex-hurcl. because of ; lire beautlhil gift and particularly helm em be re In seeking in make Ihe . I church attractive. In addition to this good deed the - 1 Kndravorers have planned a number future, and l.ave Inaugurated a tnrraliersl.lp campaign, during which Ihey - hope lo mike Ihe mrmbetahlp of Ihe Ttie lecture mom of Ihe church Is usually comfortably tilled at Ihe Sunday evening devotional meetings and Ihe spiritual condition of the organize- ■ Hon Is In splendid condition. The next annuel rouuty convention I uf Christian Endeavor Sociclle-. of i> w hlcli the paalor, Ihe Rev. Charles H • llohner. Is president, will meet In the e Flrel Church lu May. GAVE CHALK TALK f H V. L.k^ln.er«reHro||rcM|«e " Harvey Y. Lake gave an lutere-luig " struct lot. of automobiles before lire ■urmbeis of lire V'-ung Men's Pro e Haon Building. Monday evening, ir The talk was most mmplrtr In every , way. according lo the meiulrera and left hul ooe thing to be dcelrrd. and jt thl» was the Information as how one e csn raise Ihe mouay lo buy an auto Following Mr. I<ake'aaddre**. Mayor tleadlry mid Ihe member* of thr league of Ids Interest lu young men and urgod 1- 1 hem to lend their best efforts In brJ half or the progress of title city. n A dog killed twenty-four t.ena L owned by *M re. K S. Clark, IIS Tetitb if street, a few days ago fire canine la entered the yard In whleh lire hens were kept end made a quick slaughter.

WANT EGG HARBOR INLET ( ) DEEPENED BY GOVERNMENT

Board of Trade Has Special Meeting to Urge Prompt j Action. A special meeting of the Board of ; was held last evening for the purpose of-requeatlng the Government I to adopt the auggeetlon of Major j thet the lolet lo tl.la clly be deepened. Atlantic City has desired for years Abaecou Inlet he deepened for commercial purpoees, and bai employed Major Gillette because of hie engineering quallBcatloos to as-let In 1 this work. But MkJ>r Gillette, according lo report, feels that Egg HarInlet could be deepened more aatlsf .ctorlly and to belter advautage: Abseeon Inlet. CURIOSITY REVEALED Marks or catllea' Hoot, Mat toe ■zero on Hroch. The beevy storm of a few weeks which w ashed the send off Ihe beach at and below Ftftyelghth street, exposed tire turf, and revealed a curiosity. Years ago nearly half a cenlury j ' hack— cattle roamed this Island lu ! more or Ires w ild condition, and In the 1 turf exposed by the action of the ele. meats may be seen the marks of the ; may ue *e*u iKaaiaw,«,^

hoofs of these cattle. In those daya the Island had few. If I way. Inhabitants. People tame auumj tbe bay from Somen' Point lo batbe In' ' the surf and there w ere occasional j Kunuen. Aside from Ibeae visitations ' the Island waa free from lbs Invaalou of man, and the cattle Ind other ' . animals had tbe place to themselves- } ■ecrlxee In 10 Chart-to. J At Ihe Suuday m.irolng service in ] , the First M. E Church Mr. and Mrs - Henry B free were received by letter . . from tbe Mount Vernon *4 -K. Chureh, Philadelphia, into full inrinbsrstilp In 1 the local chorrh. j< Fe llrrel Incomr Tea Uw. 1 Incouvanlencc atleudlug lbs collacU01. of coupons thereunder may be 1 obviated by appointing this Company 1 T * iIXIak 4'mr TiTWi AKI> Tbiibt Co. 1 adv. 1-15. M. | ». — " — r- , I h Crane's I Vlrbralad Ire Cream on i I. sale al Harrta' KeMauranl. KM Aabury M ' avenue adv. ll-Mf"

1 LIKES LIFE ON NAYV SCHOOLSHIP , ■l — : W. Troot, 8on of John f| Troat, is Home on a Forlongh. __ * Elbert Warner Troot, 100 of J .tin p , Trout aud wife, of this city, Is home ( , on a fourteen days' furlough from the f, . United Btatee Navy's acboolshlp at 0 . Newport, R. I., aud he Is telling bis •> , youug ftleuda of Ihe One limes be ha* d r had since be en Med four month* ago. / 1 The boys on Ihe ship drill In the 1 morn lugs aud then atteud school, where Ibey are Inalructad In sestnao- y ' ship They are through by S80 | o'clock In Ihe afternoons, and lliey get ! shore leeve on Saturdays. | Young Trout, who la Infatualed with ( * the llfr. exfrecta to be among the num- | * Mr to he mustered nut on a gunboat > ' about February 15. and then he bopee 1 * to do a loi uf traveling He'll report ( ^ back on January 36 " ^ " InnprclInK e.rrr. Work. K A. t'oraou, of tbe SuUoo A Cor- , r" sou Co.. left here Monday afleruoon '* < . — T-— .. 1 .... .hatiM Ka wan. In Ralll. BalU-

more. His trip Is for tbe purpose of { fnapscrlng street sort. oreBaratarv <0 . petting lo a bid January 26 for a •* reel , ! contract lo Baltimore. AadiilitK ctt» Book.. Harry A. Morris, of this place, hat loan auditing tbe city's book# f„r lire year during tire la«t week. He will also audit ll.e city accounle of Sea lole jetty and will begin work wlll.ln a ' short lime. I It's dignified aud gives you a delicious sense of security to owe your home al OCEAN CITY. Besides, your res|.onalblltty aa a real . estate owner makes you a desirable , citizen. Think It over, then call on HARRY HEADLEY, 1 Real Estate Operator, Ninth aud As- " j bury avenue, next to Are house who ' will abojr you tbe very beet way and r> some df the greatest bargains to be y found hare oh the aaog terms If Phous QUO n act tun . ad*.

LETTER CARRIERS VISIT ATLANTIC Sec Officers Installed and 1 Hear Speech by Former 1 Postmaster Baebaraeb. "| George C. Murpl.y, Joseph \V. Cox . j and -May I In Itohll.aon, representing I ; Ocean Clly Branch, No. ft*. National , * Saturday evening attended the Inaialn latlon of officer* of Atlautlc City , _ Branch, No. 870, aud tl.ey report having had a most enjoyable time, j* Fred W. Wood, well kuowuto the ' local carrier".* and who baa been the 1 efficient secretary uf the Atlantic City branch for ten years, was Inducted Into Ihe office of president of the )f branch. After he had taken the gavel he wa- pre-eiited with a handsome . gold walch, the gift of the members of the branch, as a token of ll.e appreclj atlon of ihe hoys Postmaster Harvey Thomas, of Ihe Atlantic Clly office, having been ' called out of town, was unable lo be present, hut lie seul a letter expressing bis regret at being absent. ' clly Commissioner Harry Bachararh, a former |s.sl master, w ho had appointed all the metubersof ihe Al

lantlc Clly branch as "sub" letter carriers, made a *|wecb that scored j w ith Ills bearers, by w hore Ire I* held , In Ihe greatest esteem. After speechea by several other*, a line collation waa spread. j'f GIVEN SURPRISE « It. J. BharpI lllril.dwt Annlvrr " sari Well Otoarrsrd. El well J. Hharp's /rteiids gave him , a great surprise when Ihey all walked a re lu 011 lilut al Ilia home last Friday a evening to help oelebrale Ills fifteenth ) ik birthday anniversary. Game* were „. played, and all had a Jolly good time. „ abundance f lie Those prew.il arte Ada Itelcl.lsy. | * Myrtle Garrison, lrewrri.ee Nlckerson. t rJI Ralph Towi.seud, Nellie Garrison, | i',l Alice Nlckeraou, Francis Townsend, ne Wlllard Nlukcraon, Elms Garrleon, t Margaret Bevau. Mabel Foster, Howard , Garrleon. Mn. K. Garrleon, Mm Adella Howell, Ml-* E. MyrUe Hharp, ( a- J. Koscoc Hharp and Capt. J. B. , Hharp. utt Your mw LI caw a*, ire A number of Ocean City automobile j tl> owners apparently have forgotten lo ne secure their 1914 llceueee. it Iseug- > gea'ed by out wbu got his that Ihe . *r other* had Mller gel busy. ( ■ e ■ ,

GIVEN SURPRISE ON BIRTHDAV James C. Scull's Family and Friends Spend Delightful Evening. Mrs. James C. Hcull was given a t.lrtbday surprise party at her home. birthday surprise al her home,

«24 Central avenue, Friday evenlng.by I members of lire family and a few friends. It was a most complete surprise, ton 1 Hcull was under the Impres-inn | Jbal her daughter, Mist Bertha, In- ■ tended entertaining a few friends that I evening, to she baked several cakes 1 Ihe ^occasion, and early In the evening wae preparing to go to the , •■movies," when tbe party arrived to . do her booor and extend felicitations. 1 very pleasant evening waa enjoyed . by all. 1 Those pretwnl were Mr. aud Mrs. 1 Abel D. Hcull and children, MIm Pearl, Irevlnla. Ruth and Howard; Mr. and , Allen Bcull and daughter, Mlae , Mr. and Mn. H. B Miller aDd eons, Parker, and wife and Mr. and" Sire. Clarence H Hcull, Mr. and Mn. William H. 1 and eon, George; Miss Bertha I Hcull, Mr*. Leonard Krauia, son, Ellsworth, aod daughter, Annette; Miss Elate Ran, Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Adams, Mrs. Maris E. Hchurch - and Mlas Edna rich arch. 1 .a. ■ Lose Pelker toe Oewtto. 1 Anthony B. Parker, aged nloety- ' four years, was bur.ed from hi* home 1 In Tuckaboe last Thursday. He bad long resided In that place, a highly respected cttlieo He wa* tire lather of George B Parker and Mr*. William • Powell, of 1 hi* city, e ♦ . « Director Fisher, al the weekly mewla lug of (be City Commies loner*, wa* authorised to adrertlae for the rebuilding of such street* a* be deemed ;; be found elsewhere In this Issue uf Ihe HESTIK Kill The First Nallooal Bank of Ocean 1_ Ctoy will welcome your account, whether HI* large or small. adv.lt. Crane's Celebrated Ira Cream on sale at Harrt*' Restaurant, 830 Aebury *" avenue. adv. 114-tf id Fob Haul — Cotlagee and Iota la re most deelrable locations in Ocean City, u Apply lo A Cotton 1, IV Astxiry avenue, v. Ocean Lily, New Jscsey. — MV.

LOCAL BUILDLRS SAY I SPRING OUTLOOK IS GOOD

Barber 8c Newberry Will Erect Mansion for Alexander Lawrence, Philadelphia. ! I .oca I builder* are of the opinion thai they will have a busy season here during the spring and early summer | month*. Some of them hive a number of plans on tbe boards and they »«}• that a* soon a* the weather become* moderate there will be Ihe usual spring activity 4n the cottage 1 building line. , 1 Barber A Newberry have received lire contract from Alexander Ire wrence, of Philadelphia, to erect one *if the " handsomest c.dtages In tbe city on ' Ocean avenue, between Tenth and 1 Eleventh street*, next to Tbomaa R. Fort'* residence. '' It will hare three stories aud a bs*e- '' merit, and will be built of stoue, *lth ' a Hpanlsh tile roof. The Interior will 1 be finished throughout In the beat ' manner. The cottage will have three I baths, ' The cost of the hon«e will be up- ' wards of fisjno. This Arm will also build a stone garage on Ihe grounds. * Mr. Lawrence, who was active last II season In the affair* of (he Ocean City * Yacht Club and Ihe Visiting Masooi' K Club, Is a close personal friend of Mr. Newberry. He Is a member of lb* firm of Ihe Lawrence, McFaddeu Co., '' manufacturer* of stains and varnlthaa.

75 YEARS OLD Thoma* Parker, a Civil War veteran who has resided in tl.ls city for a number of years, since coming f.om Philadelphia, whera ha was a member of Hie police foro* unill be reached ■ he lime of retirement, waa girsu a party Wednesday evening of last week al lite home of W. W. Adaure and wife, the occasion being his seveuly-llflh birthday anniversary. Mrs. Adams Is bis daughter. Mr*. Adams prepared and served a .v.llallon that was appreciated by those present, nearly all of whom ware old friends of Mr Parker and veterans of lire Civil War. The only exception to tl.la among the guests was William H. Campbell. * Mr. Parker received from hie oomrads* a few lllile testimonials of their regard. The war valerau* at the party were KwingTlbbelt, aged eighty-four years, who was a member of the Twenty-Oftb New Jersey Volunteers; n.omas Parker, aged seven ty-Ove , year*, navy; Jam*a'Chadwlck,a***nty- , four year*, navy; Lieut. Tbomaa C. . Bennett, seventy-one year*, who bad i charge of the Twenty-fonrth United Htates colored troops; William H. MoCool, seveuly-eighl years. Com Exchange Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers; Thomas I resits, seventylive years, Hlxlb New York Cavalry; f William H. Pfander, seven ty-Ove - years, Hlver Navy Heivice on Mississippi Blvar, and Major I. K. Thomas, seventy-two yean, Ninety-seventh 1 Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer*, lire combined ages of tire "rats" reached tire large total of 604 years. HIS MOTHER DEAD

J. Shaier He; Msmpatb* at Hie Man. Friends. The funeral of Mrs. Harah Hboyer, widow of William Bboyer, .took placa -from tbe tioma of one of bar Frederick J.Hhoyer, a prominent Philadelphia corporation lawyer, In dermantown. Mrs. Hboyer died at the home of liar 1 sou on Tuesday of last week. Hh* ' suffered no pain, bnt ; practically fall . eep. Mr Hboyer and the other I son. Henry, a Oermtnlo.ru badness men, were ellb bar when she expired. Hire bad been III for Ave weak*. Mr* Hboytr waa born In Ireland I seventy years ago and want to PbtlaI delphla when a young girl. Hire waa I Miss Harah Harris and waam<rrled In I 1867. She wa* formerly a member of lbs N orris Hquare Methodist Episcopal Church, but for tbe last tan years was . s member of lb* Episcopal Cburch of . tbe Advocate, Germ an town. Hire ; spent the summer seasons hart with t F. J. Hboyer and family, who bare the 1 sympathy of many friends. Facet Ice. Magma. The slogtng In the First Presbj- - terlan Church Sunday was nnnzaally e good At the morning service Miss 1 Louisa T. Coreon, soprano, w as beard f lo marked advantage In a solo, "Tbe r Lord Is My Bbepberd." Miss Corson's n singing Improves wltb each week. lu the evening Mite Racbel Flnkbtuer sang "That Hweat Htory of Old." She baa a contralto voice of much sweet- - ur>* and of fair rang*, and she sing* • witb a Aoe expression. Her selection I- wa. greatly appreciated. d nw'nal n -ire is H-at a A regular meeting of tbe members of tbe official board of tbe First M. E. Church will he held this (Tboraday) |U evening at the does of tbe revival terl, vice. A full attaudanee Is desired. t. e . .u Ocean CKy Title and Trurt Co. k a •y United Stale*. Htale. County and City If Depository. I'an R not also be youre? ^ *" y, 1'iaue'i Celebrated las Creaaa oh •« Harris' v. avenue. .a . a«t„U4-U