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VOL. XXXVI. _ : ■ -1r OCEAN CITY, N. J„ THUKSDAY, II EC EMI IE K 21. 1<>1G. ~ NQ ^

4 In the last issue of the Sentinel in this spsce, we .dvenised a cause f„r sale You may have read it-scveml surely did and Bowtt , , ,M. Why? Because iuvesliKi,i„„ proved all our statements correct as to t tractions and cheapness. Now we are bri'urinc to your, attention below, two barsai„s, equally as attractive as the cottage, in their way _ Again opportunity is knocking at your door. MASSEY & EDWARDS If a Neat little Bungalow on the Bay ever appealed to you. here Is an opportunity t„ , bcuifull. nni , , . i^ifXuTs: °r v c""- *• • 2 They have concrete sidewalks and curbs, fully graded and of tine depth from the street to the water, hrorn the Yacht Club piazzas one looks directly .town u£n thZ loL ,nd from a Bungalow on one of them the view would cover the Ocean. Inlet. Bay Yacht Club and ground.. If there is a spot ,n all Ocean City that should be comp^rnti«lv ftw from mosquitoes and hay fever conditions, this is it. uqauauveij irce trom We cm build you a charming little bungalow on one of these lots, with a Pergola running back to the water s edge and deliver you the deed, for less than #2000.00, or sell you the lot so yon can do it. Wnte us for photos of the grounds and further particulars. MASSEY & EDWARDS Eighth and Central Avenue Wesley Avenue, between Eleventh and Twelfth is one ol the most charming reaidence blocks in.Ocean City. Every one knows this and every person familiar with Ocean City will quickly admit it. WELL ! H e offer for sale s building lot in that block., 40 ft, frontage, running^back to the 15-fL alleyway, for only #1400.00. When can you remember of such a lot being offered at snch a price ? A cottage on this lot, with its ocean view and attractive surroundings, will always be in first demand fpr rental purposes. After this lot is sold there will be many who will say "If I had only known of this I certainly would have bought it." Your judgment tells you that this is a most unusual bargain. Don't miss it. A photo of the ground will be sent if yon desire. MASSEY & EDWARDS Eighth and Central Avenue

MORGAN hand, ATTORNEY and COy NSELLOR-AT -LAW, l" un jumnaT ■warns, a. j. - (OHM nuu. 7i W. MOLT ArOLL UHIT c. MOOWBLL LAW OFFICES Apgar & Boswell, way AVKPUK mLEST LAW offices Mfrij, Ciddings 4 Read Koomi lli. Hi ui hT Bsntoti MoUdlog. :: _■ . ATCAWTIQ CtTV, H. J. (_ H. NEWELL HEUUNGS Attorney at Law Eighth bum New Jersey fit WOOD C. WEEKS i Dnq u i C— Iknt-Uh Asbury Avenue, Oceao City to Eiiujiid VitlHt Dropa A, W. ELY iUosUt * 'iu,t» on, m. ». ■ POST. _ *—• asurtmii we * ■"••wtsws, trims IT am H. KorkkaHt 4 Oh Hmwim and heating •CEAi m, 441 4*w" CSESZl' in the 8ENTIMBIi

YOUR v Opportunity Do your Christmas business at Lake's, where your money will go the farthest. Call and let us show you how you can buy a ' Thermos Bottle for - - - 75c Burhani's Safety Razor - - 37c Casserole, 8 in., silver case SI. < 5 £ doz. desert Rogers' Spoons 90c £ doz. Rogers' Teaspoons - 50c ' Genuine Leather Rocking ' Chairs ----- 85.15 ; Stewart Phonograph . . 66.50 | ' and lots of other things, besides a premium each week fot 26 weeks and a fine Player ! Piano given away as a final gift ' Come m and look- us over. H. H. LAKE'S New Store next to city mall, Try an Advertisement in the Sentinel and you tire sure to get quick results, y

|We Wish You a Merry Christmas) V

OLD FOURTH STREET WHARF DISPUTE HAS BEEN SETTLED

Through Solicitor Boswell's Efforts, Heirs Agree to Sell Property for #250. After years of litigation. the Fourth -Ireet wharf d ir pule Use been terminated lliruugb the loetrumemtllty and good oOlce. of I lly Solicitor Andrew 1*. lioswell. the settlement of the case to I lie Cliy _ Commissioners this seek. mentor the condition, of ihe settle meot. esked that hi. action be rillflert by I be board If acceptable lo Ibe member*. lu the abaenoe of the mayor. It as. decided lo withhold acllon uuttl be lit. been made ecqusluled wltli the For nearly two decade, the question of ibe ownership of tbl. wharf has been ■ bone of contention. The wharf In lu condition for year* wa* a menace to life, aud tber* bare been aeverml law.ult. In the hope of bringing Ibe mailer lo a conclusion. One ault alone coat the city £ 000 According to the terms of Ihe settlement. -^be city will pay f 250 aod Anna Palen. daughter of Dr. and Mr. Oilbert E. Pilen, will convey to Ocean - City all Ibelr right, title aud lulere.1 Ihe heirs derived through Ihe will.'of . their parents, Dr. Ullbert E Falen and Elizabeth Pilen, bis wife. The description Include, ill of Ihe 1 wharf and all rights northwesterly of Bay avenue, together with all the water rights aud rights under Ibe water. Tue width of the wharf line at I the present time la about 80 feet. I Oue of the principal things tbat ef- < fecled Ibe present adjustment with the 1 belrs u( Dr. Ullbert E Palen, w bo con- 1 structed the wharf, wa. the relation- ' ■hip that Dr Palen bore .ome year. i since lo the city. He wa. a member 1 of tbe Ocean City Association, be t^ss ' SPECIAL HOSIG FOR METHODISTS - Sunday School Will Hold . Christmas Entertainment Next Sunday Evening. ' Next Sunday In the First M. E Church, tbe morning service will have a special Christmas character, also the (Sunday ecbool In the eveulug, though the special Christmas les-ou will be taught. Tbe music at the ] morning service will be special. Following Is (be program: Voluntary, "Christmas Creeling" (Noel) (D Clegs). Hymn, 110. ■ A (.miles' Creed. I Preyer. « Authem, "Blessed. Holy Ntgbl" I (Offenbecb-Hbeppard). ' Psalter. Christmas Heading, page 79 ( -Gloria." ' Offertory, "Shepherds' Houg" (R Wood). « Male Quartet, Hallowed Night" . Adams). ' Hymn. 111. \ Sermon, "Pexce on Earth." I Authem, "Song of the Ages "(Mered- f Ufa). Hymn. US. ' Benediction. ' Postlude, "March of the Wise Men" (W. H. Max Held i. EVENING ' Christmas exercises by the Sunday , Voluntary. "Ave Marta," (Franz / Schubert). •■Adeste Fldeles," Meu's Bible lias. t and chorus. ^ ^ ^ i\>mea Again " Hymn.' 107. "Joy to tbe World. 1 i Cborua "O. Utile Town of Bethle- • "(Joed King WeDCeelas," Marjorle Kentham. Hareey Marts and chorus. . Offertory, "Cbnstmae Paatorml"(W j U. Wood). , S Cradle Hymn, ten children of Ibe / primary department. Chorus. "Coder the Stars.' / Hymn. 113. "Angels from the Kealm. ofUlory." C Address by tbe mloleUr. "We Three KlDgs of Orient Are,' i Scon Adams, Herbert llaid, Andrew Staeiman and chorus. C Christmas Song, Women's Bible ^Choree. "Silent Ntgbl." ,, c Heading, "The Christmas Tree. : mas Prayer. y pJSj^da^-Cbristmas March" (O. , Mattel ) J ■ -5SSS " Zn*t. uaar Oeeeo era. ua. Oraao cuy, | 5 ). Price and tarras raaaouabfa ou e oulet rale. Tborn A Boyla, agents, t im EUblb street, Ocean City. N J ■ 40b UCDtn Ad* ll-SEtf.b

5 FESTIVE TIME AT : CLUB WINTER HOME, Big Christmas Tree Will Con- { »f tain Nice Gifts for All a ly | Present Tonight. 0 e j have arranged a very lutrreMIng pro |'« ^ gram for loolglu at Ibe Winter Home ' b J. of tbe Oc an City Yacht Club A ! II Christmas Iree Is to be placed In post- (I !t Hon, sud It Is expected tbet this par- o ie Hcular tree will oulsblue auy iree ever I u tending toulghl, If possible, dimate a ti M small gift lo tbe club. These gifts tl -f will be placed on ilie tree and tbe P . . „ r— — "" nee inn me e Winter Home will In lurn see that

,1 other gir s are procured aud placed ou e the Iree, so that every one attending e wlH.be assured of being remembered. To many, It will be tbe tlrst lime In !. years tbat they have been remembered i by "Old Krlas" by way of tbe oldI. fasbluued Christmas tree. Among □ other good tbluga that Kriss has promf Jpsty lurkeya. A varied assortment of ] things Is promised aud, what Is most importaut of all, a good lime Is ar - sured all attending CID'a rtr.t Trains. ! In Its reprlut of the news of thirtyI years ago, the Uszette recently bad Ihe followlug uuder dale bf De . cember « 1884: "The new railroad ( from Sea I.le City to Ocean City has . completed, and regular trains commeuced running on Thursday , last." Aud today Ocean r City 'a railway service Is excelled by , only one seashore resort In South Jersey— Atlantic City.

SOLDIERS KEEP UP WINNING GAIT Local Five Wins a Victory Over the Fast St. Edward's Quintet. I The Ocean City Military Club's live bad Its warmest— "hot" lu mnrrOian p.iiy (C. armory S.iurdsy erenlnr, of Philadelphia, a strong sggregsl Ion' I. Hreck ley's eye was a trifle shy In the j -tart nil. and be missed three sleeper., dually landed the fourth. The I -II for tbe visitors. This, wlih Donahue's se-ond foul goal, pul Si. Edward's hoys ahead, and they went still along on two more foul goal by tbe quick little fellow from ie rniiadelplila

it This waen't for long, as Kreckley iu scored three foul goals In succeuloii, ig and Moe scored a Held goal by a Hue I. fun down Ihe -door. After I) inohue n bad made a foul goal, aud Fallou d scored two Held goals, Moe lauded a 1- Held goal on the "bit oil " Houlihan g got a Held goal for the visitors, i- and Breckley .scored a foul goal. I, A few miuules later, there was a brief if moment of excitement, a scurrying of >t players to one point, the "claret" was r seen to be staining the floor, and Mc Dermott, of the visitor*; was led lo a retiring room for repairs to bis uoae. ^)r. J H. Wbltlcar, Company O'j >urr- geon. Used tbe young man up, and, y after a lengthy recess, Halbert Smith, ! of this City, ,who playa with the Midis week-end visit, took McDermolt'e s place. It was claimed by tbe locals y tbat Mc Dermott. after belug twice u warned, bad coDtloued to bold ou lo y the neck of one of Ihe resort players, r- The first half euded with the score 21 to 17 In favor of tbe visitors. Flue * — • io to 1 1 in tavor OI tue visitors. Flue

>' i* work by Henderson and Breckley put :• tbe score IS to S8. with the soldier boys ou the lesu end, but Heuderaon tied i. it at 89, and "Moe" put tbe locals two r- to tbe good Continued excelleut exi, blbUlous of the game by Henderron, i. Breckley and Welseutbal ran tbe mlllI- tary boys to far In the lead that there ■ was no question of tbe result. • Setterlee Is doing well for tbe Com- • pauy U boys. ' Fallon, Houlihan and Donahue were D the stars for HI. El ward's team Tbe visitors made a number of friends lu « the crowd, who were not slow to apv plaud Ibelr fast work. )f

1 AUGMENTED CHOIR WILL BE HEARD ' Programs in Presbyterian Church Sunday Morning and Evening. At Ibe services in tbe First Presbyterian Cburcb on Huoday (here will special musical programs by the choir Id tbe eveulug a double quar1 will render Christmas music of a high order. The pastor. Ihe Kev H. Hobner, will preach Christmas attmoua at both services. Those assisting the regular chbrcb quartet sre Miss. Anus I bampiou. ' soprano: Miss Mary E. Qolburn, alto; Elmer E. Hanck, teuor. aud Ueorge Nurvom, base. Miss Ada M. Ksuck, organist. The programs, as arranged, are at MOBKISO. Organ prelude, "Christmas." Lulklo Aotbem, "Rejoice, Rejoice, This Blessed Morn," H pence "(Jloria Petri," Paige Organ Offertory, "The Hhepberd Hong." Jbvr. Anthem, "Tbe NlgbtHong of Bel hi e"There Were Hhepberd*." Poellude, "Festive March.'.' Rogers. EVENING. Organ Recital (a) "The Seraph's: strain." Wolslenbolme | (b) The Holy Ntgbl." Ruck Chorus, "There Were Hbcpbarda," Morrison ' O'o-'a Patrl," Paige.' Male Quartet, Soprano Solo, "There's a Hong In tht j Air," Speaks! Miss Louisa T Corson. "O Come to My Heart. Lord ! Jesus." Ambrose Organ Offertory, "('antique de Noel." t Chorus. "Still Is Ihe Night Id Bethlehem." B pence ; Organ Postlude. "Adeste Fldeles."! W bit lug! Lewis E. Smith It director of tbe j Ou Christmas morning, at six o'clock, tbe aarly morning service ' which has been held for a Dumber of will again take place. No service In the year Is more enjoyable than this Christmas morning terviee of song • aud pralaa with the choir present to . lead Id the aiogtug of the Christmas earali. Tbe public It cordially invited to part let pau la tbe enjoy asset of. these various holiday evaota at tbe First I Chaiah. The hospitality of the eonf. warns wttooaa awaits aacb altaodaoL

CITY'S PUBLIC LIBRARY 1 DOING SPLENDID WORK

7 35 434 Books Circulated Since It Was Started in 1914— Aprs propriation Wanted. w At Ihe weekly meellug of tbe City Commissioners, at which Director Campbell presided, the followlug letter was read from Ihe secretary of tbe Ocean City Public Library Association: pobllc library, the secretary was loll structed lo w rite to tbe Commissioners ie 1 banking them for tbelr appropriation r* of 1700. which was enjoyed during Ibe ,* year 1916, and would they klodly give I- us tbe same amount for Ibe year 1917T The followlug figures will give you 11 au Idea of what hss been done during I- the year from January 1 to December ;e 16, Inclusive: i. Ficliuo . 6 969; Juvenile, 4 01 6; nonAction. 1,040; total, 12,006. '* Since belug organized, May 23, 1914. ' to date. Ibere have been 86.484 books n circulated. These 'are adual books £ that have been circulated, and da Dot ,e Include people who Just come lu to d read aud look around, r- We II rust you will give Ibis your f' consideration. " Respectfully, ■. Malu M. Fouluc | On motion of Director Attains! the s i letter was ordered received and Oled. n I One of (he crack teams of tuts secL J tlon will play the Ocean City Military I Clubb basket ball team st Company 1 1 0'. armory next Saturday eveolog. i. 1 It will be made up of young men from d Millville w bo sre Id en tided with * Swartbmure College, and tfaey are all „ star players. Don't miss this game >->Tbe local boys aod Manager Towne | send have received and -are wearing g. I ibelr dcw Davy btuv sweaters. Nollee. * Dr. O. Fafrcblld Starr, dentist, of V 605 Eighth street, this city, will be In ■ his office here oo Tuesdays and Saturn" days only until further notice, adv.. It ° Young lady wautad for gaoatal of- * flee work. Oue with knowledge of stenography preferred. Address P. O ° Box 216, Ocean CMy, N. J. adv n. *1 W anted —One or two shares of I- Ocean City First Natlooal Beak slock, a state price. Address P. O Lock Has 1 l 286, Ocean City. K. J. adv. tf.I

ry TWO SNOWSTORMS ,"| SURPRISE CITY '„ Probably Six or Eight Inches j Fell Here in Last WeekSleighs Ont. ie Ocean City had an unusual expert's. enre during the last-week. Sometime is J Thursday night snow began filling n-jaud on Friday morning there were rl | three or four luches of lbs "beautiful'/ il- on I lie -1 reels aud psvemenltyfexcejl n- where It had beeu bl iwu by the wind, d- Having an extra surprise on hand, tfle ill weather man on Mouday night gave • I this section another eupply, aud agalu " "I»re was a fall of three or four Inches. Early Tuesday morning Director ry Ueorge O. Adsmssnd Supervisor Ward I. Hlghee had men and two-borse ie scrapers removing the snow from tbe e pavements and streets In the principal n sections of the cltv^ For the flrst lidffln years, too, some n of the people around here bad elelgh i, rides. But sleighs are a luxury lo tbl* I section, and not many people own rf these Joy-rldlng" vehicles.

W.E. MASSEY PRIZES : RARE COLLECTION : Local Bank President Has Anagraphs of All Methodist Church Bishops. William E. Maasey, prevldent of tbe ' Ocean City Tllle and Treat Company, r highly prize* an antugrapb album ' containing tbe signatures of all tbe c blsbope of tbe Methodist Episcopal Cburcb throughout the world. There are tbe signatures of about 40 blabops 1 ' lu tbe book. Mr. Massey secured tbeee while at- 1 1 tending, as a lay delegate, tba General 1 [ Coufereoce of the Metbodlst Episcopal 1 Cburcb at Saratoga Spring-. 1 1 ■ * • l t'arisickrnim .■ Prrsrsl. | > Several people. Ijoklug around for a I i usetul Christmas present to make out- i ■ of-tow n friends, have again bit upon | tbe idea of sending the Sentinel to ' - some friends Interested In Ocean City 1 aud tbe eflalrs of this resort. Why , . don't you do likewise?

RECOGNITION SERVICES FOR T CHURCH'S NEW MINISTER

The Rev. M. M. Lewis Installed As Baptist Pastor and Welcomed Here. I Recognition services for tbe new pa*, tor, tbe Rev. M M. Lewis, were held In tbe First Baptist Church Monday >a eve"'°*- Although tba weather waa stormy, Ibere was a good-stzad attendance of members and friends of tbe congregation. 8. 8. McAllister presided, and ail '• tang tbe opening hymo, "I Will Ming ie tbe Wptrdrou. Story," Mrs Ward HlgE bee^fretldlug at tbe piano. * ,/Mr. McAllister, lu bebaU of Ibe Y church, exteuded a hearty welcome. |i This church, be said, has been loosing | forward lo this occasion with axpacle lancy tnd confldeoca. With Ihe raine later* of tbe Metbodlst. Praabytarian u tnd Baptist churches all gathered on >. ibis occasion. It angnrs a good b^to- " ulng toward bringing Ocean Ctty to a 6 righteous condition e The Rev. Joseph bT Kulp, paMor of e ibe First M. E. Church, read tbe fourth il chapter of I Timothy, aud made a fervent prayer. * After the choir bad given a aetoctlon. h tbe Rev. Charles H. Bobner, pastor of * tba First Presbyterian Obaieh, was n called upon to welcome tba new pastor. - Dr. Bobner s«id be hardly knew t why he was selected to perform tbla « delightful duty, excepting tbat be Ie 3 regarded ae tbe dean of tbe collage or 0 preachers lo Ocean City. Although bo > bat been bare only flva yanra, yet in i. thai tlm* all the preacher* of tbu other I- cburcbes bare — Metbodlst, Ba prist, e Episcopalian aod Catholic— bave bam changed. i- Welcoming Mr. Lewie ben, flrat fee ble own sake. Dr. Bobnag mid wa e have a delightful etty. banarifol hoama e aod el rests, and a splendid Board1 walk. He Is coming lo no Ideal e*y. - and Iba people will aoon make blm feel welcome. Tba work of tba mtaJetry ban le a dellghlfnl oecupatkoo. I Mr. Lewis will find, too, tbat there la I not a cburcb lo town that la mora loyal l ban the Baptist Cboreb. B* I ferring to Mr. Lewie, Dr. Bohoar eakd I be le i eplandld speaker, with a floe voice and p leaving prmaoca, and the speaker exteoded to hla* a meat cae- - dial welcome. Tba new pastor, Dr. Bobner staled . will bave his problems. Oaaan City was founded oo high moral priori plea, . , yet tbe absence of immorality, saeb ae wiioeaaed lo other town# and eRtm,pae- \ bape causae our religions eommnolty , lo be too well aaUeded-a Ikria tan , smog— and tba speaker declared that , he sometimes feele that be wonld hke , lo saelbe people awakened. It le difficult to do eonetructlve work m eaa- . ebon resorts, tba apeakei mid, I and be feels tbat Mr. Lawla will dad \ problems even In Me splendid organ 1restdeote are eoocarnad In knelnne pursuits, and pastors dnd tbatr pews > filled with strangers. Probably not 20 of tbelr own people will be la tba eonI gregatlon. Scarcely have tba ■Mae , forces started in cbnreb week when rammer traffic again titmhsae. ' Dr. Hobner told his bantam that be ' wa* glad tobs present. Ha k always ICootloosd oo PoarU (agej

CHAHEE OF AJB8ESS Sins' Restart id Delicatessen NOW AT. 822 Biiriiilt CirnrMiirliiTimn OPEN EASIER SEATIIB UflCRI. III i 11 11 11 . 1 1 [— M—— — — a^lMiqa HEADQUARTERS FOR CHRISTMAS Cbte Store U Meabquaitcta toe flboi'a attffJtot*' CMatiaag «f» f We are showing a bigger and better lias df ffaada enilabfe lee Christmas Gift* than ever. Whether fet taeatj ffie mam or twenty-five dollars yon want to spend, am baHrvi an cm pleaee yon. T Anything laid away till Chriatmaa. f Came ri in and look araoad. NEWELL CORDON - 819 Ashory Avenoi Oeam dtp, M.J. .