Ocean City Sentinel j THURBDAY. JANUARY 7. 1815 - We hIimII lie glad to receive Item* of new* mud comrnuulcmtlone of lulerext lo title community and our reader* add row of the writer ueceHaarily for publication, hut ■>. guarantee of good faith. DOTS. Hcliool again. Are you tfrtyiig It 181.5? How arc the new resolullqii* .-..tiling along? A choir In being organized at Hi. Au. ' gii-tlne'* Church , Adverting In the Hkm inki. and good ' rr-ull* will follow. here New Year'* Hay. Kite chlel' a convention neat Turnmember of the Hoard of Trade. There l» talk of trying to get up an preach In I'hlladelplna. I CoinmlMdiiuer* lo he held In May. > ' The public library will he moved lo lire bouae during the coming week. j TheCa|ie May County Farmer.' In"t Itule will be held tomorrow In Itlo . tirande. and on the neat . ay at ' Tuckahoe. Capt. Vance U Fitly ha. re.lgned : hi. poMtlou a. jaimor of the new city 1 hall. HI. aucceaaor I. tieorge Mc ( Carty, of thl. city. ( PERSONALS. tieorge Mead ha> returned from a . lengthy .lay lu Memphl.. William M. Htllwell. of I'hiladel ' plila, woe lu town thl. week ' J. II. Collin., of Camden, regl.tered at the Sterling a few day. ago. I Mra. Charle- Nabb I. vl.lllug her ifl.ter In Philadelphia tor a week. Kbenaer Adam., of Wed I'hiladel plila, wa. lu town New Year'. Day. J M Rowland -and wife, of Flilladelplila. were here duriug the week. I«wl. 1'ierce and family, of Bridgetoh, are vi.ltlug Mr.. Martha Lake. ■ Mr.. Helle Hand, of.llila city, I. via- | Itlng Mra. W. K. Yuuug at Angle-*. | I- rank Aalimead, of Hee>ley'a Point. , made a hu.lne.. trip to till, city Hatur- , day. 1>. L Fi.her .pent the holiday, with hi. graiidchlldren at Over brook r Height.. i tide with friend, in'l'lli'ladelphla "aud vicinity. Ml** -.Venire Townaeud, of Iterlju, , vMted friend. In I hi. city duriug the Jams* M llertzier. of ( 'arllalr, ha. 1 returned home afler -pending the boll I day. here. , Mr*. Lily B. Smith enjoyed the | New Year with her ran aud family In olney, Pa.Mra. Herbert I'loch, of thl* city, ha. 1 ■ et iirned from a vl.lt to friend, in ' Philadelphia. Oil. M. Tnwunend and w ife returned tlilti week from a few day.' vl-it to Philadelphia. Mr*. Harry II. Co* ha. returned from Philadelphia, where .he ha. heeu .pendlug a few day.. Ml.. Ada lUppleye, of thl. city. Int. returned from a vi.it to friend, lu Philadelphia aud Laundowiie. Mim itila Hand ha. returned to her home lu thl. city afler a plea.aut vi.n lo frleuda in Uermaulowu. Mr*. Cecelia Crew* ha. returned to her home lu till* city alter a vl.lt of aeveral week, lu Troy, N. Y. John H. McClatchy. a prominent Philadelphia operative builder, aud wire were lu town thl* week. Albert Fogg aud family have returned from Camden, where they »pen t the Chrlatuia. holiday*. Howard Smith aud wife, of Philadelphia, were visitor* here a few day. ago. They were at the Hlacayne. Henry W. 1'ownaend and family, of thl. city, have returned from a vl.lt lo * relative, lu Bloomlleld, thl* State. Mr.. L. H. Petzoldt. of Philadelphia, aud H A. I'elzuldi and wife, of Akron, O., were here during the weekMalcolm Le«lle relumed Saturday eyenlug from a few day.' vl.lt Ur ■ friend* In Philadelphia and lladdon. I Held. c Frank Schneider, of Tioga, a prop. t erty owner ou Wealey avenue, near Fourteenth atreet wa* among the vialtor* here Sunday. 1 Mlna Marie (irl.com ha. returned to 1 her Camdeu home after .pending the t Chrl.tma. holiday, w ith Ml.* Martha , Sanderliu lu thl* city. , Ml.* Mary Cuniilngham aud brother, Itoland, ctnldreu of Hugh Cunnlug- ' ham and wife, of thl* city, have re- I turned from a week'* vlelt lu Phlladel- | Pbla. - , Itear Coiumodpre Churchill Hunger- , ford, of Philadelphia, who I* alao pre.ldeut of the Oceau City Flehlng Club, wa* among the vlailor* here : 1 Saturday. 1 1 Ml*. Oenevra Clie-ter, daughter of ( J. M. Cheater and wife, ba. returned I ( from a ten day.' vi.lt to frleud* In ! Atlantic City. New York aud Port Jervia, N. Y. 1 Mr.. Eliza Stelumel* aud daughter, • Mia* Carrie, of tbl. oily, have gone to < Upper Darby, where they will apeud | the remainder of the winter with Mr». -Btelnmeu'.aoii. I Mr*. C. F. A'llmer, who ha. been .pending the wluler In Philadelphia. ' wa*greetlug frleud. hi tbl»-clty Toe#- . day. Mr. aud Mr#. Wlltner expect to return I o Ocean City about June Orat for the aummer month*. MIm Foster, who ha* been flatting bcr mother in thl* city duriug the holiday., left yesterday for Philadelphia. From there she will go to Trenton for a day or two aud then return to Ml. St. Joseph's College, Chestuut p HU1, where »be I. a atudeut. ■rcenercd Iron Operation. Frank Schneider, of \Ve»t Phlladelocean City High School, lie. beeu * pending a few day* here. Frank I ha* had a verlou* time since early lu the fall. He underwent au operation . to oue of hta leg. at the Jefferaou Ho- ! pltal, and I. now all right again. a HI* . nurse In the hospital wa. MIm F>tber Carhait, a former schoolmate here. The new yeer wa. u.hered in here by the blowing of whiatlaa, tiring of piatoln, etc. The whl.tleaof the West Jeraey and Seaahore Company", locomotive* were not blown, a* lu other year*, because of order* received from headquarters.

■'LADIES' AID IN ANNUAL MEETING First M. E. Church Sdciety: \ Re-Elcets Officers for j Another Year. f The Ladle.' Aid Society of the Fir. I f M. K. Church held It. annual meeting ' at the home of Mr-. K A Coram and . re elected Ibe following onicer.: Trealdenl, Mr., F. W. dandy; lir.t second vice president. Mr. It W. Edward*; retarding aecretary. Mr. K. H. . ' Mra. K A Coram: IliiaucUl secretary! Mr.. Howard l>. Taylor ; Iiea.urer, l Mr. Harry Headier . Mr.. It. K. StUe.:- who wa. uol al - . the meeting, declined lo -erve a- re- ' , continue to be filled by Mrs. Coram, ' w ho lis# held Hie olllce eight year., , ' These committee* were appointed: Parsonage— Mr. William K Ma.-ey, ' Mrs. It. I., liotl and Mr«. W.Scott i Hand. i Flower Mr. S. It Saiup-um and Mr.. A J. Stceluian i L(nen Mra. Lewi- Itisley - Di.h — Mr«. A I). Harrow-., Mrs. it i Stile., Mrs. C M. Campbell and 1 I-ewl. Ayrlleeliiiau aud wife. Cooking utensils- -Mr*. S. M. Hoffman snd Ml** Amy Miller ' Advertising— Mrs. It. I, dq(J» ' Silver-Mr.. It. W. Kdward.. Mr. F: Ma-ney aud MrC. J. It Halues. Collector.— Slxlli .Ireel aud uorlli. 1 M*ra. N. Sony; Slxlli to Me veuth, Mr* 1 A. J Sleelmau; Seventh to Eighth, < I S. It' Hampaoii: F.lghlli to Ninth. deurge C. Murphy and Mr.: N ■ dodfrey; Ninth to Tenth. Mra. , l*wl* Steelinau; Tenth street aud couth, Mra. W. L dlbh. The meeting rlo*ed with prayer wrvice. Mr., tlandy gave au excelleut , talk, lu which .lie premnled the i spiritual side of t lie work of the i widely . The next meellug will he at the , of Mr. S. it. Sampson. , POOL TOURNAMENT ! Hubert Pierce aud Joseph liarday ' ruuiilug "oeck-aud-ueek " lu the . pool tournament of the Young Men'* ' League. Waller Allen, who had been leading, ha* dropped 1 John It. June* lias been show- 1 lug I hem wimethlng lately, while S. H. ' Swan, W. I. Itaymoud. John E Adam. ' aud Leroy Howe are among the leader* al Ihe other end of the .core, 1 The score up to Tuesday follow*: . Friday. January 1 — Pierce. -W, 2 1 1 wretches; Junes, 21. 7 scratches i Monday." Atiuary 4— Shoemaker, fill, 1 , 1(1 scratches; Miller. 47. 4 scratches -I Karclay. -50, :i wralche* ; Jours. 8.5. 2 ' wretches, droves. 50. 4 scratches ; II I ' F Smith, 27, I scratch. June*. 50, 2 I scratches; Allen, 87, 4 wralche*. Shoe- ' maker, SO;' Junes. 28 A..R Smith, to. < 5 wratcbes; droves, SB. 2 scratches. I It. Pierce -Hi 'T* .842 : , J. Harclay 46 s .842 , W. '^AMen". . . . . IB 4 SOU I K.Porter 15 4 .788 A Fogg 15 7 .682 I It Vandilder 18 7 .650 W. dardluer 5 8 .635 H. Shoemaker 11 8 .570 1 J. Groves 12 8 571 « A It. Smith 10 8 . 550 | H. Lake 12 10 545 P. Miller 8 8 .500 . II. F. Smith 8 10 444 ' - A. Hoswell 8 12 .400 I J. It Jones 5 8 .385 i J. Morrison 8 7 800 It Jnhuson 4 II .287 J. Stephenson 5 15 250 1 F. L. Howe 8 18 .188 I J. Adam. 8 16 .158 | \V Itaymond 2 17 .105 S H. Swan 1 15 .068 FREEHOLDERS TO STAY i (iodlrer Hsy . Conoli Boards Will Koi be abolished. , Assemblyman-elect Carlton dodfrey, lu au address u)ade Friday tu the Al- | lantlc County Hoard of Freeholder.. , staled that he wa. opposed to any new - legislation that would attempt t o , change the nature of the present .ysof county government. ••I am for home rule," .aid M'. dodfrey. "What doe. thl. mean as applied i the Board of Freeholder.?" he continued. "It mean. .Imply thl.: We 1 don't ueed any oew legislation, aud are not golug to have any uew leg- ' ulatlou thl* year ou tbe subject of uew board* I *m not going to make any ■ promise., but I will make you that one, and If I dou't mate good, chuck ' oifl. ! "There will be heavy re-|wii.!bllity I upon your .boulder. You will probI ably have legl.latlou uuder which yon r oxn build Irrigation plauta. If you wish. I I And you can make your farm, yield ! 'live time- a. much a* they are yielded ve much they ytsta-

at Hie preneut lime. The respou■iblllty will be with you You have ■ only to get legislation, and you will J ' It before this session closes. " Mr. ' dodfrey urged the board not to bral- , late about providing belter road., aud 1 , 'cited f^pe May County a. an example 1 - of progreeslvenes# aloug this llue. J ' HAD GOOD TIME ' ***4.l Wool Class, I Mrs. William M. Bauck entertained i ' her Sunday school cl»«s at her home 1 on Central avenue Thursday evening. The young people thoroughly enjoyed the eupper aud spent a few hour, very ( pleasantly. I „ The das. organized by electing the i u following officer*: i ' President. Margaret *E. Bevan; vice I " i president, Kvelyo Kverlugham; secreu I tary, Heteu F: Bard; trea.urer, Freda s] C. Smith; social committee , Ada Kapr pleye and Frances Heran; pianist, Marlon E Loug T uslsi IO CblladelpblA. if The Misses Lewi, and t'onard, of the >l Katblu. will leave Muudsy on an ex- ** tended visit to Philadelphia and West £ Chaster. They expect to return and reopen the Katblu about March 1.

TO FIOHT INCREASE IN I FARE RATES ON RAILROADS — I — — : r~ • |

Y City's Board of Trade Joins South Jersey Commuters' Association. (it-cm" City will lake part In the I railroad fare* Decl.lou lo thl. eflert wa* made al the meeting of Hie t Hoard of Trade Mouday night. The following letter from H D. l-e - Cat-, of Audubon, a summer resident . Of thl. city. wa. read at the meeting . of I he board : •\ Audubon, N. J.. 28. 1814. 1 , Mr Clayton Haines Brick— 1 My D«sr Mr. Brick:— The wrller i. 1 I one of Ihehflloer. of Hie Houth Jer*ey 1 - Coiumulers\AaM>clallon. and' at a ' , Camden of III Ml sswclatfon. I wa. re- 1 j <pie.tlou of the Inrreaiwd railroad;1 llil. behalf. s*' 1 I I *hould like to know when you could grant me an lutervlew In reference lo it. Would you suggeal calling 1 ' a' special meeting for the purpose? I I Hunk It might be well for you to i)o this and send out Invilatlou# to all 1 1 Ocean City. a. thl. quertlon l/of vital 1 Hoping lo hear from you soon, I re-' 1 Yours very truly. 1 H. D. LkCato. • i I're-ldeul Brick .aid that Mr. 1«- 1 . C'alo wa. lo have beeu at this meeting. 1 . but Was not then present William M. Taylor moved that the 1 . matter he referred lo the board's transportation committee. which wa. agreed 1 Mr. I^H'alo appeared a Utile later 1 I and told the member, of the board o I 1 t the good work that la betog done by ? Hie Houth Jersey Commuters' Asaocia lion. The association, be aatd, la ' - composed of hoards of trade aud civic aswclattoua In clue, aud lowue within' 1 twenty Uve mile, each way of Camden. and thus far has heeu able to prevent the proposed Increase In railroad i fares. Mayor Kllla, of Camden, I. pre-ldeul of the association, and F1 (J. , C. Bleakly Is Hie solicitor. Mr. . Bleakly has two assistant. The as- . soclallon ha. obtalued a temporary Injuuclloii against Hie railroad, aod Ibe I case come, up again Jaouary 12, wbeo . permanent Injuucllon. If tbla' Is . successful, Solicitor Bleakly will go to . Wa.lilugton aud lay Ihe mattrr before ' Hie Inter-Slate Commission. Mr. LeCato said that H was desired ; lliat Oceau City be repreeeuled In this association by two delegalea aod that ' City contribute (25 to the fuud ' being rai-ed to pay counsel feea. ' The ; speaker said that, Inasmuch aalhc ' railroad* plau to raise the mileage 1 ; rale, ou couimuler., of whom Ocean ' . City has a great number during the . summer aeamu. tbl* tight I. one In Which thl. resort I. vitally Interested. The speaker further .laled that the , ■' Stale Public I'tlllllee Commission I* ; the association a. much a. J possible lu the tight. ( > Mr. I^Cato expressed the view thai i addllluii to the Hoard of Trade, the - 1 Young M eu's Progressive League and , Hotel Proprietors' Association of [• Ocean City should ooutrlbute lo ihe j ■ fund to pay the lawyers. | William M.Taylor. after saying that , I Oceau City should aland by the other , l towns In thl^assoclatlon, moved that j i committee of two be appointed to ! solicit the auiouul required and alao f | that two representatives cf the board I be sent lo the meetings of the aasoclaJ Hon. The motion wa. carried. ( • Mr. Taylor aud John Marts were ( appointed a committee to aollclt the | money and to atteud the meetings. ^ , WEEK OF PRAYER . I'nlon hen Ices field la Three 1 l.ocsi Churches. The union services tbl. week— the ( Week of Prayer— have been fairly well ' attended. The Rev. Charles H. Rohuer, oaalor of the First Presbyterian Church, delivered the sermon lu the First M. E Church ou Mouday eveulog. and the Bev. Ueorge F. Milch, pastor of lm- ■ mauuel Baptist Church, preached lu 1 the Methodist Church Tuesday even- ' Ing. Dr. Halue*. pastor of the First ' M. E. Church, delivered the sermon *' In the Presbyterian Church laat night ' aud he will speak there again tonight. ' Mr. Bobner will preach lo the Baptist Church tomorrow eveolug. A change wa. made In the program " announced laat week because Mr. 1 Kohuer btd to go tu Camden yeater.d'y" CITY BOOKLET ' — - — ^ i

fornication. r The mayor stated at the Trade Board 0 I meellug that he bed found the pho- ( - who bad taken picture* here him last summer aud bad secured thirty beautiful pictures of the beach. They have also views of the exterior a and Interior of the new city ball. , • These will be ueed lu the olty'e book- j for this year, aud tbay expect to j I start on the booklet right away. ! « ■ | Mew KoKland *<*prr. I The members of the queeu Esther ; r Circle of the First M. E. Church will j bold a New Eogland eupper lo Ibe j • social room* of the church on the evening of Jaouery 39. The eupper will e at 6 o'clock.- - o . | i- -The annual maetlog of the tkock- , holders or the Ocean City Building aud Loau Association will lie held at their office, 761 Aebury avenue, on 1 January 9th, 1815, at 8 p m., for tba I election of officer* for tba eosulog year , ie aud to transact such other buslna** as r. may oome before tbem Anew series will be issued (the 2Mb) , when stock can be subscribed for. d k Howard Thorm, adv 13 SI, A. Ba^atary.

' ALLEYS NOT TO BE ; PAVED JUST NOW f Director Fisher Tells of Pro- ] tests and What the City i Planned to Do. J When the matter of Introducing the i ordinance for the paving of the alleys , the central aecllon of the city wa. t , reached at tjie weekly meellug of Hie . Commissioners, Director Flsber. , i of Ihe Department of Public Works, ( , who bad Introduced the Initial mea- , . I sure leading to the ordinance, said i . that he wished to slate that he lied , , ' been responsible for the proposed leg- | I | Islatlon as one of the most required i [ ! Improvement, In bl. mind , In the city. , . A. there had beeu a good many pro- , ; lestrby property owoers, be thought ( i j It best at" tbl. time to withdraw the , . 'ordinance, as be wished, so far as po* \ . I slble, to allow the people to decide ■ I ' what tbey went or did not want. , J Director Fisher further said Ibal ■ I ' there seemed lo be considerable lack l lof knowlelge on the part of many of | I the people lu regard to the matter aod i ■bat It wa* well to state Just how such . : came up for actlou by the Com | uil.aloiier*. He eald that these tlfieeu- j foot streets arg a. much atresia no far c the I. concerned *. auy of the .ireetsand avenue* of the city, and ■ It we. (he responsibility of Ibe [ owner, of the lots abutting them to i , have them built Id the same way as I [ the paved streets of the city. He de- < I Hired that until tble Is done the city c had no right or authority to look after < them or care for tbem In any way: i f I hat II I* essential. Id order that com- j , uion decency might be re*pe<-ted, to i have them put lu eucb coualtlou a. < , the city could legally accept tbem aud I . keep them thereafter lu proper coudl- i Mr. Flaher suggested that some of i the reasons given by protestaut* wore < I far-fetched wheu tbey referred to tbe < noise the milk wagoos would make l going their rouude lu tbe mornings, i w hile some of these same persons had [ beeu frequent Id making appeals to < . him lo have certain of these so-called ' , alleys put In proper coudllloo at tbe I j city's ex peuae. | 1 Director Flsber added that It aeenied | , reasonable to him thai, now that I base i t streets had lalo lu their orlglual coo- i t dltloo for thirty-live year*, except as I dumplug grounds for ashes aud oyster I I .hells, Ibey should now be Healed e* i , they should have beeu when (he streets parallel lo tbem were built. He | I suggested that, when tbe ordiuauct « , was next Introduced, material wtib a ■ , more noiseless top be used, so as to do i , away wlih the preseut assigned res-on | , of protest. ' » ' MAKE PROTEST ■ C-tlsrns Oblrrl lo Tr.rln* Oown J ' The following letter wa. read al tbe J meeting of Ihe Hoard of Trade; | Oceau City, Jan. 4. . 1 To ihe Board of Trade of Oceau City— ( Dear Sirs:— We, the uuderelghad, pleading lu behalf of property owner, lo this section of this city, namely. Third street and some above, wish to lake this opportunity to brlug before ' your board a protest to Ibe action of the City Coinmlulooer* lo cutting away the approaches leading to tbe 1 | Boardwalk of tbe above streets. Kuowlng tbe amount oY service 1 these approaches give tbe people, both 1 aud winter resldeute, we feel ! | a great Injustice has been doue 1 ' thl. eeotlou of tbe city by cutting ' away the approaches aod puttiog lo 1 tbelr stead very steep elep*. which ' make* It next to Impossible for the use 1 of baby carriage*, wheel chairs aud , tbe like, uplesa tbey go to eome distant street to gain access to Ihe walk. 1 We believe that nowhere else la a : | shore resort would the cuttlugaway or Improvements to tbe city be allowed for the beuellt of possibly oue or two property boldera. Under oo consideration should an approach be cut away to tbe Boardwalk. > It le both a discredit and dangerous to our city aod It* people We ask youjo do your best to bung about tlie replacing of tbe approaches there by ' rectifying tble most depreciating 1 blunder on tbe part of those respon1 alble for It. Your* for tbe best Interest of our ' city aud It. people. We beg lo remain 1 Very respectfully, J. EDOAB Wtun, JOHK C. Hteelm as. It sras said at tbe meetlog that tble wa. not a matter for tbe Board of Trade, and Mayor Headley said It was

not a matter for tba City Comm!» ; slonere. Owner* of land lo tbe section 1 referred to had laid pavement. In front of tbelr property up to the walk and approaches had beeu r*tno ed. EBterlalaea Willi Cards. 1 Mra. Win. M. Fitzgerald entertained card party at bar home Tuesday ' afternoon. Those present ware: Mra. 1 H. Hlldratb, Mrs. J. B. Jones, Mrs. 1 L. OofT, Mra. Dllwortb Palate, Mrs. J. E. Adams, Mra. Wm. O. Abbott, Mra. J. T. Seal, Mrs. A. M. Smith, Mrs. Parker Miller, Mrs. C. B. Rider, 1 Mra. Geo. W. Sooy, tits. J. J. Foster, 1 1 Mr*. Albert Merchant, Mrs George 1 ' Jr., aod Mlas Julia Scull. .... 1 i To Diaselv* Panacraatf. - Harry F. Stanton aod Clarence S. Scull, eu gaged Id tbe real estate business In this city, uuder the Orm name ' of SUotoo and Scull, loc , are about [ lo dissolve partnership by mutual oou- ! sent. It it uhdantood that Mr. Stan- ■ will remain at tba old stand and ' that Mr. Scull will resume batlosta In i • For Sale. — Floe confectionary store dotog good business. Add rem D., Seftuiel office. adv, 1L

CITY WON'T BEAR i BULKHEAD COST "j Clayton Haines Brick Ex i plains Proposed Plan, ai Trade Board's Meeting. Trade, under Hie lieed «f l'.i*tne.-i 1 ltilere.1. Clayton H.wc Brick .aid that Hie chairman 1 f thai umnuUlce s being absent, lie bail Inren ityue-lcl William IC Ma-*e>' make a re. j Hie Board of Trade si a .pedal meel. j I log held December s -to lake up l l.e I ' question of city improvement a'nd j , beach protection. Your committee, lie .aid. afler . • • gall on on our l-lsnd aud 'nearby resorts. p re*eu ie>l s report of ilieir llmTlug. In the form of s recommendation 1 honorable body of < ..mmi.-loi.e,. „„ I - Thursday. December HI Briefly, that 1 • report recommend- to the l ouiml— ' i a llue of bulkhead from Tweiity-llr.il aveoue extending a. far a- Thirtystreet. After reaching that ' point the propo«ed llue of bulkhead lo removed to the westerly line of i tYealey avenue extending along -aid ,to Flfly-llrst .Ireel aud al thai point connecting with Hie bulkhead II I. the recommend al Ion of till* colli- ^ Idee (hat Wesley avenue !«■ extended . ' fiom Twenty- llr.t m - Thirty fourth 1 Street, retained by the aimve mentlonerl 1 thereby giving lo Die oily ' boulevard. In the Stale. Your : bulkhead uiu.t be protected by 1 ■ jellies dletnbuted ai Inierval* In be de- j 1 co.t of Ine jetties be borne by Hie city, j I bulkhead co.t to he borne by the | ■ adjacent property In manner follow- j lug, aod your commlllee further 4 r recommeud. that #uch legl.latlou be j i obtained a. lo enable Ihe lllllng hack | f of the bulkhead, all of w lilcli cost lo go 1 i the .property holder*, a* reconi j meuded by Ihe committee. • This Improvement ran he done Willi- - i out auy expeime to the clly a- a » hole. I exact term* of the recommendsI are that one half of Hie coat of tbe bulkhead lie a-«e**ed al once lo Ihe property owner., Ihe -oilier une-lialf i assumed by Hie clly. All carrying • charges are then to be taken care of by i the Increased a**e*.ment. (thai mu-t ■ follow) over and slung Hie Unproved > area. i The committee -feel* lint thl- Imi provement undoubtedly w III be a de- ■ elded asaet to the city both m taxable, i aud In tbe establishment of a Hue i ocean boulevard and the general ap- . i pearauce of tbe Improved front a. well a. affording a confidence which Mil lead lo valuable Improvements. Wllh thl. clear slateaient ol the facte, the commlllee feel, that auy thoughtful oppoalllou will he withdrawn, when II I. clearly shown that " Hie Improved section la to pay the I ' bill, remembering the fact that what lost In a.neiu-ed value, lu till, sec- j ' Hon will have to be made up lu and , ' over the balance of the city. * MEMORIAL BRIDGE I lo Attend Cotoralilre Meeting In Cwmdrn. The following letter wa. read al Ihe , meellug of the Board of Trade: Gentlemen:— At Hie la»t meellug ut , the Peun Memorial Bridge committee, i held In tbe Bourse Building, Philadelphia, It was decided to hold Hie next 1 , meeting on Hie night of January 7 al I 80 o'clock al Ihe Kldgeway Hotel, 1 i Camdeu, at which meeting delegate* j will be chosen to attend a hearing on , , tbe Peuu Memorial Bridge bill In i j Washington ou Jauuary 18. Thl. Is one of the most Important meellug. that liaa or ever will he held , thle organization and on our repref sentallon made by the representative* choneu will depeud whether we get , our appropriation for this great project . or not. I sincerely hope that you will f seud a delegation to this meetlog if you ere at all Interested lu thl. great a project. \ a Heretofore eome of our bodies have e been dilatory about sending • teprey Mutative and such lackueasoo their g part will ouly help the defeating of i. this measure. Tbe Newark titer, In a recent editorial, elated that such * r bridge would add milllonsln Increased i. valuations to every couuty south of Trenton Therefure, you, as au organization of this district, cauuot all'ird not to be represented at till, meellug,! which I. contemplating a realization of auch a great project's* a bridge l{ across ibe Delaware River. a Do not ml., thl. meeting, aud show

your patriotism lo a good cause by with a live oommiltee. Youra most respectfully. I N. Griuoom, Secretary. W. M. Taylor moved that a committee be appotuted by the chair. It was statedrtbat tbe mayor was . originally appointed to attend Hie meetings of the committee, aud be agreed lo go to tbl. meetlog. Says tba Cape May Couuty Gazette of last week: It la alucerely to be hoped that the effort which I. being , 'made lo defeat Joseph I. Bcull, of Ocean City, for re-election as oouuty • eel lector, will prove fuule. Mr. Scull he* made an excellent official. Is rigidly honest, tlnaucially responsible, lu \ every way capable, aud lie should be re-elected. Tbeoffioeof county physician, which I has heretofore beeospccupled by Dr. I. , N. Grlecom. of this city, and whose principal duty it was to attend tbe eorooer.baa been abolished by tbaCape , May County Board of Freeholders, the , board rafuelog to elect a successor to . Dr. Gtfacoui.

Jones' Men's Shop ' Suits Made to Measure Direct from New York City* • Now Hurt tlic gilt buying season is over, let us settle down to just L -<-nsrbl«j- shopping, such a- Warm Underwear. Rugged Sweaters ai . Mackinaw Coats, Overcoats. Kid ('.loves. Mufflers. Shirts. Hose. "ctoSL, We • 'aim to have l he largest assortment of Men's Neckwear of an> -ion- our. si/i in the State of New Jersey. We would suggest that every man m Ocean City aud surrounding country visit this shop and , see for himself that here i- a tegular. Fifth Avenue Haberdasher right ; Our Motto: Duality Always Hat- Odd Bants Ladles' Silk Hose Leather Speclatllles . JONES HAS IT ^ HcALLlSTER'S The Leading; Dry Goods Store > / , ' Crowded with Seasonable Merchandise at the low* , est possible prices. " Special Bargains in Odd Sweaters, Bath Robes, Silk Kimonos and Crepe j - Kinionas. ' * A great assortment of Winter Under. I wear. Blankets, Quilts, Fur Muffs and Outing Flannel Garments. s. s. McAllister Ocean City v_ New Jersey ■ ■ ( [ HARVEY Y. LAKEr 1 ft Ocean City ^ ) |)||| ^ J ' ******** , t | ■ Best Cottage Location j ; : < } ■ { • 1 in Ocean City for "in-season" and "between-sea- j , , | < t sons" is Wesley avenue from Eleventh to { ' j ' | Thirtenth streets. We offer a lot containing 4000 j ' . , j square feet, facing ocean in that section, for only j , 1 • [ <1450. It surely is a Bargain. & ^ \ • 1 • ' i • ; HASSEY & EDWARDS I i , ' | Eighth St. and Central Ave. j | Frank Smith Go., '".o™1."." If you have money to loan see us for good investments. For sale, fine , lot on Ocean avenue near Seventh street, with small house, $2500. ' lots corner First street" and Asbury avenue, size 70x100, cheap, 200. Fourteen room house, 2 baths, hot water heat, double office, attached garage in rear, splendid opportunity. Fire" insurance placed 1 with best companies. 1036 Asbury Ave. I alonzo cotton i REAL ESTATE 619 ASBURY AVENUE OOEAN CITY. N. J. ' Five cottages on Central avenue, from Sixth to Eighth streets, for nale, very reasonable. Furnished cottage on Ceotral avenue, above Fourth street, lot 46*100, 1 with garage, only (4500. Furnished coftage on Central avenue, above Third street, 1 only (Ibou. Furnished cottage on Fifth street, (2700- Two cottages and one lot 1 on Aslmry avenue, neaf Seventh atreet, only (450^4 Alao two cottage* on Asbury 1 avenue, same block, only (2700. REAL ESTATE"."- INSURANCE Clayton Haines Brick 1 A11 Eighth St. Ocean City, IM. J. MONEY TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE. No waiting for two weeka to know if yon can get It; we can tall you at once. Bargain* in Bay and Ooean front properties. Cboloe oottages for e nale. Also lots for Investment and for Improvement— the choice of Ocean City. Apply tO J. M. CHESTER & CO., ' Ocean City, N. J.

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hotels alto conscaa H0TGL OISe^YRG... ■O Ocean Ave. Between Eighth and Ninth Btreets OPEN ALL THE YEAR -M. -R. Hmith Bit-kixohan. Scotch Mall ^MNjyORIUM ^ ll-ad Sunw*' "SSz"* THE IMPERIAL 1015 C KNTBAI. A VlC... OCEAN CITT. N Mra. C. OETZXU THE KATHLU ll» Central A venu*. • OCEAN CITY. N.J. WYOMING Oerao Clir. N. E. HOTEL ATGLEN On* of the BDo*t eentrally 1 orated hotel* In Ooran City. The aim has alwaya been to larg# and Mured patronage prove* ha iuocraa. Fur terms and partienfan address , «. C. 00 I f. frop. THE WILMERS 708 Central Ave. Open all (be year. First -class table board. Evening dinners. is*, c. r. WtlEEE - STERLING HOTEL OPEN ALL YEAR * Hot water heat. Winter boarders solicited. ' - THE HEWLINGS having decided to close for tbe winter. It will be re-opened (ur guests In May, L H. HEMilfil Ninth snd Wesley sv*. Oraan Ctty. N.J NEW HOTEL ELBERON K1UMTU AND CENTRAL AVENUE OCEAN CITY, N. J. Naylor and Hayrs, Proprtrtnaaas Fourteenth He* son. thoroughly renovated aod newly papered. Bell Phooc*: 17- X and «W-D. Wa*. R Dxiaaora Owaerand PropriewS E. C. BOYLE Real Estate Broker 624 EIG HTM «TII| ET i OCEAN CITY HEW JENREY Examined Without Drops My stock ol Eye U Israel and Bp* 1* antra I* a* complete as ran be loond id any rttyA. n. ELY. t ATLANTIC CITT, I. I. Shore Fast Una Parara Door. I Dance Every Cold Laachea, Wednesday and fc. Saturday Night The Excursion House " james CLARK Proprietor j main street sad . . . if new jersey ayenue SOMERS' POINT :: N.J.

The Pontiere BOOT « SHOE REPAIRING SHOP REPAIRING NEATLY DONE 9li-*l8 Asbury Ave., Oceaa CMy. A J First National Bank Oc^an City, N.J. CAPITAL IS®,**- SURPLUS S*JM L. M. CKOHE Prraldazi K B. BTITEM. VlosPr— IdMlt W. BOOTT HAND, Oaahler t. FITH1AN TATEM. BoDenct DIRECTORS! 1* M.Creeee R.R.to*S K. v Ooraoa Joseph L Beau B_ w . Edward* H- Howard Thera 4*iu H. Marahall C. F. 1 .—raise Cbaa. Matbew* R. L. Sod Wra- H. Moore AJSrat Pan Board Ol Director* mrat T HtaJ SB* Friday mors lac*. • S1I1 limit tan sL"