Ocean City Sentinel, 16 November 1916 IIIF issue link — Page 1

OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXXVI. OCEAN CITY, N. J_ THUKSDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1UI6. NO. 34

Ocean City Sentinel OCIAN CITY. N O. -»tR CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor It oo Par Year. Strictly in Advance.

| au tomob.ce SUPALtfS ECU. ANOMff | LOUIS W. MILLER OVERLAND AND WILLYS-KNIGHT AUTOMOBILES 1 AND TRUCKS Occam cirr. new jersey Qaaao e and Showroom. Ninth St. and Oocam Ave.

To all YE LOVERS OF THE BAY ; Notice Extraordinary ! ! Notice Extraordinary ! ! t We are in a position to offer a few lots facing the Yacht Club Anchor- 1 age at a figure nearly one half the prut at which they have always been offered to the public in the past- 1 The lots are beautifully located at what is undoubtedly the most picturesque spot • in all Ocean City. ^ v ^ From the balconies of the Yacht Club one looks directly down upon the Anchorage I and these abutting lots; and from a boat house on such a lot a sweeping view of Yacht Club, Tennis Courts. Bay, Inlet and Ocean is enjoyed. t Such an opportunity has nevtr been offered before. ' Drop us a line of inquiry and we will tell you haw we are able to do this, and send i you a photo of the lots if desired .

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a « ^organ hand, ATTORNEY and COU NSELLOR-AT-LAW, ""owTooemleMei^ole^PWk. ""STb an cmimt navu, m. *. (OppoWta Public Building*). j^w "offices Apgar & Boswell. BOUBHE BUILDING. AHBURY AVENUE bad EIGHTH HTHJCIC1 OCEAN CITY. N. J. law offices Mlrej, Giddings S Read HbnJAAi* Bo uai D« .' = : ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. h newell heuungs Attorney at law 80S Eighth Street Ocean City New Jersey •dical iff J. Allen Corson, I. D. ^ «* Wealay Avenue Ocean City New Jersey ^BaUlk^^ a*.*.. DR. W. P. HAINES cor. ninth and wesley ave. ocean city. n. 4. i» to 10 »- m_ OKPICE hourb: Jl lot p.m. POom Ball 4fel- W i Uler-IMAU l»4 hUPHW Florence Brick Haines Con. Sth ano wtjslxy ave NECMANO-THEnAPIBT Madloal and l*orraetl*aGyninaaUr* IJERSCHKL PETTIT, M. D. ■OT WESLEY AVE. OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY OBoa Ham: lloll a. m. Sota nn.ii '*£•£». Offlra Uonia Ball I' boo* 171 john h.whiticar, m. d. Eighth and Central aveuue Ocean City Naw Jareey dr. g. d. noeung Osteopathic Physician Haon Holldlur. Eiflitb etraet Oppoalte Pennsylvania It B. Depot Ocean City, n. j. Every Tueeday, Tbureday and Saturday Philadelphia Office, i1u7 Chestnut 8i. dr- CHARLES B. RIDER ~ Dentist" 809 Central Avenue wm city. ■« j. Ball IB D*- G. Fairchild Starr Dentist cot. ElgbUlM.'aod'w'Ller Ave. ocean city. n. j. W U1 M la bis o»ce oo . Eooday.Wite iaU>. TboraAoy bed tMtuntay Booth Phoeeb Night Bell num' Mnl ptanml tih and Waaler Ave. Oeeaa Cuy, PboocM6-w Pboaa rear ertm We deliver ftae I

ONLY OO.OO I A 7-room cottage on Asburv avenue, just thoroughly ' renovSted, for sale for $1500. Only $400 cash reqnired. 1 This is one of the best bargains offered this season. H Two houses on Ocean avenue. Each house rents for , %iiS Will sell for $1500. J 1 I JOSEPH I. SCULL 757 Asbury Avenue Ocean City, N. J. . 1 1 *= — — j HARVEY Y. LAKE REAL ESTATE 838 Asbury Avenue

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1 Watch This Space i TILL XHAS i t • IT WILL INTEREST YOU I ! THE I ' Columbia Giapinmola ; is unquestionably the superior of ; all Talking Machines and you are . " foolish if thinking of purchasing one ; until after you have heard one in my store. Get a new "Lazaro" Record of j greatest tenor for 200 years. Tien Battles ami M Bits for Xmas Gifts Lake's Jewelry Store I OCElli city, a. J. * ~ ' I

PLANNING FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE DOWN COUNTY

Trip to Florida and Ocean City Hotel Discnsscd by ] Chamber of Commerce. May County met ai Sloue Harbor Tueeday evening, every re»«rt bel> e repreeented t»tlb the exceptloo of j The question of the county appro pnallug money uuder the preaeul le«* to adverttae ' Ape May I'ouuly *•■ discussed, and the standing coiomli extensive advertlalog campaign dur- 1 log I he coming pear I Kepreaeulallve* of the Peuo«ylvaola . ' Railroad aud ibe 8e.bo.rd Air Llue > poaed advertltiug trip of the resort 1 City representstlvee to Florida In 1 Ratea were quoted for an eight-day ' trip. Including Pullman aervlce. meal*. 1 atop-oB privilege!, etc . from Cape May 1 County to Flor-da. The price will be $92. It la plaooed to have al leaat 25 peraoD. from each reaort 011 thl. trip, I he*e ' proceed Mouth, and alao after they 1 arrive In Florida. The committee iu I charge waa strengthened by the eddl-, I tlou of Reeae P Rleley. Che.. R. Hall | and Luther C. Ogdeu The committee • 1 will be held at 8ee [ale City December 1 IB 1 t'ouoly Engineer Rice reported that I Company's eugiueera aud ' plana are belog prepared looking * toward electric railway service dowo - the couoty. connecting all the seashore 1 H arvey Y. Lake, of this city, gave a J talk on ibe progree* of the golf cour*e f aod proposed beach froul hotel here. „ He declared that work 00 Ibe hoiel building will be *iarted wlihlo thirty days aod thai the hotel will be com- ■ pleted within eighteen mootba. a Afler tbe representatives of Ibe rail r road com pan lea bad been elected bon- j orary member* of the chamber, ibe. Rev. Charles H. Bohoer. of 1 1.1. city. « wa. not ooly made ao hooorary mem- 1 ber. but a Dew oBtce wa. created and t There° were 20 persona from Ocean City al the meeiiug. including ibe president of Ibe body, Cleyloo Haloes Brick. a Wlllard C. Drelu.^of Ihla clly, ' eeugbl an eleeeD-pouod rockflsb lo a . oet Dear Crab Island lo Ibe bay. Frt- . day. He also landed a slx-pouoder a ^ FRIENDS WISHED I HIM SUCCESS "Joe" Swan Given Hearty Reception on Eve of De- ( psrtnre for New York. Nearly 50 frleoda of Joaepb Bwao atIbe receptiou given blm lu ibe room, of the Young Meu'« Progressive League Saturday eveulDg. and all j had a splendid time. The guests were received by 8 B. Swan aod wife, parent, of Ibe youug ■bad, aod made lo feel thoroughly al There was vlctrola mu.lc from a " machine provided by W F Uerdiocr ' Some of the young folks daDced and c others played pool. 1 Short lelka were given by Ibe Rev. lee H. Bobnar, peator of the Presbyterian Cburcb; Prof. .'as. Slaveos, superintendent of Ibe city's public schools, aud Charles R. 811! well, secretary aDd treasurer of tba Ocean CUy Title aud True! Company, all peraooal frleoda of "Joe" for ' a number of years. L An cxoelleot luncheon waa provided under dlreclton of W. H. Harris, the reetaureteur. All the goeeta' expressed tbelr be-l 1 wtabes for "Joe" lo his oe « field of ■ activities. After belog wltb Ibe Ocean 1 City Title aod Troet Company for 1 four and one-half years, he left Tuee- I day. much to the regret of Ibe bank ' officials, for New York Clly, where be ' has e position with Ibe New York Talking Macblue Company. SPECIAL SERMONS - "■omances of Old Teaieoe.1" j Dr. Iilp'r oaaeral Babied The Rev. Dr. Kulp, at the First M. E. Church, Sunday evening, will j preach the first of a eerles of four special sermons. The general subject of the series will ha, "Romances of the Old Testament." The subject for next Soaday evening will be "A Rom«utlc Coortehlp;" November 28,« "A Rom intlc Fight;" December (, "A Romance of Troe Love;" December 10, • A Romance of Maobood." • For Exchange. — Desirable PhtledelIpbla property for Ocean City Improved or unimproved real estate JC. Osgood, 8216 Baring at , P^blla.. Pa. Try an advertisement In the Hen-' tinel.

ERNEY J. SMITH LAID TO REST Funeral of Yonng Man Killed in Anto Accident at Woodbury. The funeral of Entry J S.ullh. egt-1 ' nod bury. Saturday inetii. look place' conducted by Hie Rev. J. H ; Kulp al the ho ne ■ f C.it.l >u 8 John | named Cheewe 10.11. sou of the 1 where the unforluuaie young uiau lived, waa relurulug In ao aulo from Woodbury lo Peuu'. Grove when Ibe 1 hroemau ausielned a-fraclure of the .lull He wa. lakeu to Cvioper HowChief of Police Scull, early Suudey , muiulng. wa. uolilted of llie fatal accldeul by Ibe chlel of police al Carney'a Polul. Chief Scull look Ibe aad qewa lo Ibe youug inau'. relative. Id city. lived here -ome year. ago. He served oloe year, lu ibe Uulted Stales Navy and bad vi.ited many part* of the Did World He reeuli.led lu the uavy for the third lime ebout four purchased hi- releawe. For a year or he waa employed by a dredging company In Brooklyu, he being a •tatlouary engineer. For more Iban year he was overseer In ao engloe ' room of Ibe duPout Company al Car- [ uey'. Polul. but recently he waa promoted to the position of time-keeper, w Inch capacity he wa. actlug al the lime of his death. There will be a progrew.ive five hundred card party al the Ocean CUy Yacht Club's Winter Home, the Lorraine. Ninth street ' and Central aveIbla evening. Admission, 25 ceui. The public I* Invited to attend. evening except the second crenlug of each month.

SOLDIER BOYS I ' HAYE EASY TIME Ran Away from First Presbyterians of Camden County j Church League. I 1 Manager Then. V Townsend and ' HI* boys ..f llie Ocean City Military j > « 1 'hutch league llie vlallora having I The soldiers put the Camden bunch t el on the toboggan early In the game. * and. w hile Ibe -Iruggle wa. fairly ex 1 but Ocean Clly Score: Ocean Clly c I Military Club, 42: First Presbylerlau I | I*eou B reck ley aod "Dode" Hlldreth t *1 ha I played In Ihe position that bit. '. a up hia beat game of the season, and I e Henderson went over Ibe floor like e Halter lee. of Ibe local Methodist • - soldier, eod did well. He la a "comer." t Playing like Ibey did Saturday c y nlghl. Ihe locals will make the beat of • them do some bumping to wlu 1 Smith. Hrouka aud Claocey did well | d for the vlallora < CoT^T } forward { ' m Salterlee Ceoler Hrouka ( <»"■- {KS.' f Field goals — W elaenl bal, 7; Collie- ' . aoo. I; Sharp. 8; Henderson, 8; Smilb 8; Brooks, 2; Dora. 1. Foul goals— Heudersoo.T; Welseothal, 1; Claucey, ( B 4; Smith. 1 Roy Johosoo, referee. ( ° WILLARD BIBLE CLASS ! h He mbCfB Will Kiect oncers an a | e The Francis Wlilaru Bible Clsas , members wbl meet lu the social rooms ^ of ihe First M. K. Church at 8 o'clock sharp tomorrow aveulng. The occasion la Ihe annual electloo y of officers and teacher. Au Interesting 1 r program of entertalumeut will be reu- I •- dere and refreshments will be served 1 I. All who tooslder themselves members 1 y or who w ish 10 Jolo ere cordially In- < d vlied by Ihe committee of arrange- < men [r. I I

GROCERY MEN TO DISCUSS BUSINESS i Local Dealers to be Gnests of ' Atlantic City Company at Harris' Restaurant. The officers of the Atlantic Wholesale Oroc.ry Company, of Allaollc 1 will eulerlalu Ibe grocery mer- , cbanla of Ocean Clly at Harris' Res- 1 laoranl. inn city, umighi. The gue*t* will be provided wlib e lunch. The menu will be as follows: | Chicken Salad Fried Oysters Pickles - 1 Hot Rolls Cofiee Ice Cream Cake , The officers of Ibe as*ocialloD are: 1 President. H. Ltcbeuatelo; vice preelFrelbofer; secretary, E. Deulacb. The aasoclellon offlclala met the local grocers al Harris' Restaurant , under similar conditions leal winter , aod endeavored 10 Interest Ibe Oceau CUy business men lo tbelr orgs una lion, Ibe object of which Is mutual protect Ion. A few Joined Ihe Allaollc Clly Association after bearing the ! statements of Mr. Frelbofer end others. Mar Meier Dead. Miss Emily Sherman, eleter of Mrs. Joseph I. Scull, of Ibla clly, died of heart disease al her borne lo Ml. , Holly et noon Thursday. She bad been ailing lor some mooth*, complaining of bar trouble while visiting ' In ibla clly last summer. Her funeral look place Monday. Mrs. Scull has r lbs sympathy of bar many frleoda In ' bar bereavement. 1 ■ T - •pedal D.aasr. Members of the Ocean City Yacht ' Club Winter Home eojoyed a special f diouer el tbelr hsadquarte-. Tuesday . f evening. These dlouers are given at the wlotsr borne every Tae-day evening under directum of the club caterer, I- W. H. Harris. 12800 buys any one of four ten-room I bouses, well furnished, two p-rcbea, large lots, desirable location. Reoul, 8250 each. Aoy ageui or Hays, owner, 828 Land Title, Polls . Pa. Adv.10 28.4t

FISHING CLUB AWARDS , TROPHIES FOR SEASON

Henry Gildenmeyer, Popular 1 Youth, Was Star Ancle r Here in 1916. I President Frank H. Stewart occu. pled tbecbalr et Ibe meeting of Ibe < Ocean City Ftsblog Club In the as- 1 - sembly room of Ibe Philadelphia I Chamber of Commerce, lu Ihe WldeDer < Building, Chestnut aud Juulperstreeta, | Friday eveolug. Tbemeellog waa well ; Among other bualueee of Importance 1 : transacted, the one thing thai aroused I - much interest was ihe awarding of I - trophies for Ibe season of 1816. from June 1 to October 80.. I 1 Tbe trophies were distributed as fol- I Club buttons (gold), for channel I baas, weighing forty pounds or over — 4 A. F. Meiseelbacb, 40 pounds, three 1 ounces; H. Qlldeumeyer, 42 pounds, 1 : alx ounces; William T. Smith and ■ - William A. Welsh. 1 Club bullous (silver), fnr cbaooel 1 baaa. weighing thirty to forty pouuds— 1 1 Win. M. McUiDota, 84 pounds, three 1 t ounces; J. O. Held. 65 pouods, 16 1 r ounces; W. T. Smith, 86 pounds, IS 1 ounce*; Wm. Berth, 86 pounds. I Smitbemao cup, for tbe largeet I cbauoel baas caogbl ou Oceau Clly C beach— Heory OUdeomeyer .42 pounds, e alx ouuoea. >- Corson cup, for largest game Dab caught from pier— H. Olldeumeyer, 42 pounds, alx 00 noes. 1 Meiseelbacb surf reel, for largest if striped bass caught from bay or oceau— I- Wm Bartb. IJ pounds, five ■ uuces. d Surf rod, for laigest Oah, auy specie, i- eaugbl from bay or ooeao— O H. Bieg. g black drum. 60) pounds. Gold OUIette safety raxor, for largest is klugfisb. caught from bey or ocean— u L. B. Fulmcr, ooa pound, flftaen ounces. Gold Gillette safety rexnr, for largeet weskflah. caught from bay ur ocean— l( E C. Cornmau, 6) pounds. '' For largest klngfiah caught on pier '■ during September, Dr. IS. C. Ityeaton, " 29 ounces; box of gut leaders. 1- ■ s ■ r, will Give •■•per. Tbe member, of tba Ladles' Auxiliary of ibe First Presbyterian Church will glva a supper lo Ihe social rooms *• of lbs church from 6 lo 7 o'eloek r j Thursday eveolug or next week. Tick4t eta are 40 cents. Don't tall to attend I

1 I EYENING OF MUSIC AT HIGH SCHOOL. c to be Heard in Inter- J' esting Program in Assembly y Room Tuesday. " The second evening of music In the c es-embly r.sim .if the high school will , held l u*-day, NnvemMr 21. when f selections from Ibe composllloos of t utiled Italian masters will be played. n As 00 tbe occasion of Ihe first f of these evenings, e few week* ego. the children of Ihe schools eud tbelr [ parent* are cordially luvited lo alteod, , the admle*luti being free. t Through the energetic efiorta of Kleenore S Kalu. of Ibe blgb | scbool faculty the entertainment Tbe program will Include selections r by a siring quartet, several numbers a solo by Mlsa Riddle, vocal duet by Lewis E. Smith aud Mtas Louisa T. ( I'oreoo, Italian fulk-aoug by school | child re ti. Tareuleile folk-daoce by „ school children, Latin song by Ibe , members of tbe Freshman claas aud r piano solo* aod duels from Italian | operaa. « Tbe dances will be under tba dlrec- ■ tlou of Mlsa Mabel Bockelmano, tbe * ' school's pbulcal Instructress. a Tbe entertalDmeot will begin at 7.46 < o'clock. No one loleresled In the pro- a greas of tbe children will mlsa tneae [ Has Purchased Collage. , Prof. Jamee M. Stevena, auperloten- | dent of Ihe dty'i actioola, baa purchased ibe attractive looking cottage , «I8 We. ley aveuue from Ihe owaer, < Mrs. M. J. Honey. He expecta «o oc- < cupy bla new borne about December , 1 Prof. Stevens l.aa lived lu the cot. , lege at Eighth street end Ocean eve a 1 nue owurd by W. N. Cooper, for eeven t Mre. Edwin C. Bond, of Caldwell, ' ; N. J., was a visitor here Tuesday. • Chief Scull met ber 00 tbe Boardwalk ' and gave her Information regarding 1 ibla resort. He told ber also thai ba . 1 would *end ber some clly booklets. | which be baa done. Chief Scull frequently does Ibla klud of work to boost Ooeeu City. ' , 1 ANGLERS DID NOT ; HAYE MUCH LUCK; Appear to Hare Left ] Waters in Vicinity of ■ 1 Club's Pier. ' Robert B. Vollum. Past Commodore Clarence C. W. Wilson. Dr. Bush- j rod Jamee, Dr. E. C. Weston. George F. , and Jamee J. Neely ware , r among (be members of tbe Oceau Uty , Fishing Club oat ou the club's pier 1 Sunday, but there waa nothing doing | In the way of catching fish. Comnao- ' m odors Wilson aod Dr W Salop | ekales. but that waa about tba | ' | Commodore Wlleoo later bad some- , thing ou tbe end of hi. Iloe, and be , began reeling In. "Another skate, I | auppoee," aeld be, "but I'll tee what | It, anyway." He didn't see, bow- , - because ae be wee hauling lo — , 1 well, II reminded ooa of the old oar- | , rhyme, "up came a blackbird | I end picked off bar uoaa." Anyhow, , aomatblog came along and bit off tba I aod of Commodore Wlleou'a line. It | - a new line, too. Clareooe want , 1 at It again a little later, but without | > results. , I Walter Chandler waa ou the pier, , be didn't try bla lock. L ■ m 1 r aatgila if Seta at bees. 921 Central eve , II room*, flue condition, rully furolebed. FortaraM and . price oouaoll anv agent or tbe auder■Igned. Albert D O.I, 6S38 Ploe St., ! Pbtle. adv., II. 16, 6-t. ' M. EUxclyo rage, Shampoo. ~ Scalp Treatmeu la. Massage. Appolotmeota at yoor home evenings Apply i 1 1 14 Ceotnlaveoae or telephone Ocean , CUy A Adv., 11 A ft. " 1

FRESHMAN CLASS GIVEN RECEPTION AT HIGH SCHOOL

and Friends of Yonng People Enjoyed a Delightful Entertainment. Tbe reception given the Freahmau class In tbe assembly room of lbs Ocean CUy High School Friday evening by Ihe pupils of tbe school waa largely attended by (be frleoda of Ibe people, aod a few hours were spent very pleasantly The exercises opened wlib a welcome song, well rendered, aud Ibe vlallora were welcomed by Arthor In a brief addraaa He took occasion to refer to school matters of interest both 10 tbe pupils and tbelr In Iba audience. Mlsa Hazel Harris, daughter of W. Harris, made au unusually good address a. the representative of tbe ecboot'e Junior class. Mlsa Harris' subject waa "Tlie Up of a Modern School System." "From the different nations and •lagea of dvlllxatloo," aba aald, "tbe rlcfieet knowledge baa beau condensed end consolidated Into our modern schools. "Egypt! What a world of Deaaty that brloge to oar mind— tba mooo-llgbt-fioodad Nils; the beautlfal tlou of tbe sunrise over tbe cool detect aod tbe Pyramids; tbe glorious end everrenowned Cleopatra; and last, bat not tba great universities frees which In tbe reign of tbe Ptolemies presen led and even now presents the great source of Ibe study or geoaaetcy and architecture, for, tbougb many ages > old, tba pyramids stand arm aow aa monument to tbe marveloM skill of I lbs ancient Egyptians, as wall aa lo tbelr kings, and many of bar men ■peal tbeir lives Id learning bow to measure the sorfaoa of the earth and, feci, all tbloge that bad a eortaee. "The eoeoe eblfla to olive gardens ■ end tbe grand temples of Greece. > lovers of beauty thorn ancient Greeks were! But tba gitalin thing about tbe Greek, was that they not . only admire a lovely form, bat did everything In tbelr power to develop ' one. Hence, tbeir reeae, wiaMIIng, daooea and other out-<loor games. "Selling across tba bias waters of tbe Mediterranean, wa name la Italy ' aud the far-famed city of Roam, noted t above all things for Its glial atatm [ men, orators aod lawyara. Ia tba 1 Romans we find tba greatest law- - lovers and taw-gtvera. CasaAr, though t e marvelous fig bttog man aad leader, waa Just aa aoarvalona and liMlllhki aa "Than comas that period of darkest night when all tba world waa thrown Into oblivion, finally blaring forth ■ into tba brilllaoea of tba Reformation. Hare wa meet with theology reprek seated by each men m Martin I alhar. These man and others worked bard . and long, aad finally gave It a good ' foundation, from wblch baa grown — ' tbie world-wide Christianity. ' Philosophy and medicine ware bare takan up to tbelr full extant." Tba spaaker referred to Fraoee as - giving one the education la tba olden day* carry oneself properly la ao- ' clety. Iu tboaa days, too, doaasetlc ' science w*a firmly istikllrked. Slag. log then, also, was flat la trod need laI schools. Tbe schools of today get aooas atady 1 from every nationality. From Egyparchitecture, manual training aod geometry or aaalbaaaatloa; from ' the Greeks, art and oal-door exerdeea, ' physical culture; from tba Humana, law or civics and oration; from the 1 ou atady of tba Bible - and mend exirateae. aad alao oar study of the body; aod from oak lore- - from tba Colonial days la tba Civil Wax, wagst oar social functions, domestic setaooe and singing. Mtas Harris concluded by aayiag 1 that tba people are pined af their schools, from tba grand old Bags at 1 top to tba firm foandaHaaa af tba buildings. Tbay ore a eredk aad Tba young woaaaa waa warmly applauded at tba eooctaskmer bar assay. A mixed chores song a relation, - "Morning luvltatloa." It waa^ particularly weileaog. Roland Conn lag bam eaada aa ad- ' dram on behalf of tba Baasod Year class, and tba reply freai the Et" > pise. Both ware wary root. r Tba orchestra played a naaihar with a a Jingle, and tba ll.t so em ware so L (Oo etranea oa w.m.a lapol 7

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