| OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL* XXXVI. OCEAN CITY, N. J„ THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1!)17. NO. 50

f : ~ ; HOTEL OPPORTUNITY W K HAYJLto offer the best bargain in a Hotel purchase L that has, ever been offered in Ocean City. We know that I • is a sweeping statement, but we also know that the character of , J the property, its patronage, its possibilities, and its price all i make up a broom that" swebps clean all previous records from our office. ' Located on one of the best cornecfciy^lic resort, with fine f f exposure and sufficient ground to double its present capacity; j" , with 92 bedrooms; numerous baths; electric elevator, steam heat plant and all the conveniences and appointments of a first-class a Hotel. Completely furnished, even to silver and linen. ' With the increased cost of building this is an opportunity i to save 40 per cent, over present prices. The bargain is here, f the business is assured. It is a wonderful chance for some one. - : " MASSEY & EDWARDS. * > Eighth and Central Ave. ^ 1

Ocean City Sentinel PubU>bt4 Weakly at OCEAN CITY, N. J. *• — By— R. CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor •1.00 Per Year. 8trictly in Advance. ATTOBM Itt-tT-I.AW. J^ORGAN HAND, ATTORNEY and CPU NSELLOR^-AT LAW. ^W^FFICEs" Apgar & Boswell, HOC IWK'BU 1 LDI NO. AHBL'KY AVKNbK and EIUHTH HTKECT OCEAN CITY. «. J. LAW OFFICES Godfrey, Giddio^s & Read ttooma IIS, lie and <17 Harriett Building " ATLANTIC CITY. N.J. Eyes Examined Witbont Drops Neweel ap-lo-date mnnad>. HaUetaetloc goarmnlerd. Kor Orat-cl— Optical wort there la nooeceaeity of going to pniladelptau. My^.UK-k ot ^Kje^tM-M^d^Hpe^t^ciee la u A. W. ELY IBM iUaatlr Sruar 1TL1ITK CITT, I. J. Shore Peat Line taae Ooor. Precise People Will appreciate the punctuil service . which adds to the de- • light of dining here. ; THE I Harris Restaurant ; MORGAN HAND. Jr. Engineer and Surveyor OCEAN CITY. N. J. ' i ITUNT1C ICE COMPAHT .^.L" Pncn.n Mountain let OCEAN CITY N J. ■eaelerttardl S arrei «. Irewi H. Burkhardt 4 Co. PLUMBING AND HEATING M» IMTET A VMM I tClt I CITT II* IBSII Hot WaterSleain and^ Vajor Healing COAL Yon need Coal. Yon need Service. Yon get both from C. H. SHOEMAKER LUMBER CO. Twelfth and W eal A yeans Watch and Jewelry Repairing Mayer's *07 attmmtte torn. Atlantic City WMIUTUt

e hup mobile chandler hudson , To paraphrase a well known aaving of David Harttm. v ••Them as has Portia get where they start (or." ( ^ ^ On the mund basis of ■'dollar-for-dollsr'' investment the e All weather is automobile weather FOR A FORD. f EASTERN MOTOR CO. r ocean city. n. j. * Full's/act Ford Parte Bell Phone yy dodge republic truck ford j1 . ■ ■■ t ti ^ I s — - — , . - - t HARVEY Y. LAKE ij REAL ESTATE j | • 838 Asbury Avenue | i Ocean City New Jersey § | — """, Don't Value Yourself Too Low In buying Life Insurance many meti make the mistake of insuring^ ® their lives for a small amount because they fear the payment of the premium on a large sum will embarrass them financially. Your life has a definite value measured in dollar's and cents, measured bv your income, your prospects, the responsibilities of your family. Lc.t the Life Insurance man help you determine yotip value.. , Don't be afraid to insure your life' for what it is worth. By making I regular deposits of ,a small proportion of your income in a Savings d Account you will not only soon accumulate the first full year's premiuut. but you will be able to easily meet subsequent premiums as ^ Theo. V. Townsend The New. York Lite Incur- |r 952 Asbury ' Avenue . ance' Company ( ^ A' * I ' j Only $300.00 Gash Required to purchase a comfortable seven-room and bath brick dwell- 1 ing with hot water heat, laundry with stationary trays and t every convenience; in first-class condition. Price, $1650.00, , on terms to suit » i Joseph I. Scull 7S7 Asbury Avenue Ocean City New Jemey l ■ 1 - t automobile buppubs bbll phone LOUIS W. MILLER overland and willy8-kniqht automobiles , and trucks ' ocean city. new jmrekv I Gaaacc a no Show noon. ninth St.. ano Ocean Ave. CHARLES C. READ WALTER E. ALLEN < Charles C. Read & Co. Hardware and House-Furnishing Goods ] 839 Asbury Avenue Ocean City, New Jersey 1 PAINTS CUTLERY : \ PLUM BUNG Dnh'uBiuii'X twaST"*^* — year ffsp^ work Mwfakh I makes mwaah*. llwsss MgnMsi HHIihMi.l or alaeieal faros to nslUta OtvemastzmL. ' BethPfiom. C. H. BACON sot BVith at

CAMP GROUNDS ARE TO BE IMPROVED BY BUSINESS MEN

March 24 Fixed as the Day When All Shall Help in the Work. It wa- decided at the meeting of the of Trade Tuesday evening to off the camp grounds Saturday. March 24. If lite weather Is stormy . following Saturday. the part of the business men ^ the grounds, the holes there have ! 1 stated. | of the grounds and give a day's The following agreed at ttie meeting j , provide teams for the day: Capt. 1.. Kreckley. Charles |t. ( John IL Jones. City Commie , elouer Geo O Adams. John It Groves, ■ Campbell. Po-tma-ter B. Ffktik J Smith. S. B. Swan, (I. M. Town-end. Clayton Haines Brick, K M. Sutton. L. GolT and R L. Chester. c THIS WAS EASY The M i*, learn had au easy lime, defeallug the 1'leasautvllle second 1 team on Tuesday night, the -core be- 1 lug fib to 24. At the start the M.-P.'a took thejf and were never headed, the score t at half-time being 29 to 10 The • Pville" boys were handicapped by the J twelve-inch extensions, they -using c six-inch al home. ■ Svlt played a fine game for the M.I' team, while Haley and Ferguson J put-up au excelleut game at guard. « Chaltlu's field goal shootlug was a •> Kulp played with his usual dasli • } boruarde { Lavlgn • Center Woodrufi « 1 Guards I Jones I | \ Martin j Subs — WallaceNfcr Svlt; Barlow , for Haley. , Field g sl»— Chattln. 5; Svlt. fi; Ha- ' ley, 1; Fergusou, 2y Wallace, 1; Kulp. J 13; Clark. 1; Lavlgn. I; Woodruff, 2; I Joues. I; Martin, I. Foul goals— I*vlgn, 2; Svlt, 2 Referee, Tlieo. V. Townkend. Have Bought Bungalow. ' Joseph I. Scull has sold Robert J c Sharp's bungalow on Penulyu place 1 to Frank N. . FltzOerald and Bessie J c FltzGerald, bis Wife, of Audubon f They will occupy the house during the summer seasons.

CAPT. TAYLOR'S < TEAM IN LEAD Interest in Membership Contest in Methodist i! Men's Bible Class. There were 40 members present at the session of the Men's Bible Class of the Fleet M. E. Sabbath School Sunafternoon, which was an excel leut turnout wbeo one lakes Into consideration the bad weather conditions. aTbe wet weather did not, however, dampen the ardor of the members of - the two tMiSs now engaged In a mem ber-blp coolest, and all of the mem- * hers evinced considerable entbusis-m > CapL Howard D. Taylor's teim 1 (No. srhNi&a points, these boys tally- ' log 86. while Capt. B. Frank Smith's ■ (No. I) bad 18 points. It is planned to bave next Sunday t submarines on a wire strung t the room. Tbeae craft, to be • aa "U-Boal No. 1" aud "C No £," will be moved along the I wire and tbus lodlcate tbe progress of ■ tbe teams In tbe coDtest. • AM of tbe men, as well as the clsss " teacber. tbe Rev. Dr J B. Kulp, are I Uklng a keen Interest lu tbe struggle. ' IN NEW OFFICES ( ■Excellent Display of GesSrTbe City Gas Llgbt Company Is Id new offices, 837 Asbury aveuue, where H. C. Schanze, secretary aud treasurer of the compauy, will be glad see all and do buseluesa with tbe patrons of tbe corporation. In front are tbe busluess office and , oasbler's desk. Bsck of this la au apartmeut for tbe stebograpber, with private office for Mr. Scbauxe adjoining. Io the rear Is a storeroom for tbe reserve slock of goods. It Is tbe Intention of tbe company bave on display witbln a abort time an up to-date supply of raDges, beaters, toasters, etc Nothing In this and other similar lines will be lecktog. . _ In tbe new establishment with Mr. School* are A. 8. Height, Use cashier and office manager, and Miss Glberaon, of Atlantic City, tbe stenographer , aod offloe dark. i — -p1 WaBTBD — Ooe or tare shares of Oeeaa City Find Nat loo si Bank sleek, L state price. Addieea P.O. Lock Box t at, Oeeeo CMy, N.J. adv. if. ' 9 I

BUILDING PERMITS ; FOR FEBRUARY Jos M. Rowland Awards Con- 1 , tract to John Marts for Three Houses. | Inspector' William «. joliiieon I Lvandrr « Corson, g.rage rear of ' i ! F T Jeuiilugs ciiltagv on We-ley eve- < | etrrel : t-itisi " ' ty'e -tore, oil Boardwalk al Kigtitji st reel; fall. Swan A Trout, garage for John , Tenth street; glfiO. Floyd V. Win me, extension for kitterrace aud Boardwalk : Jfioo * , George Uatscbeg, two-etory apart- ' Central aveuue, eoulh of Fiftieth etrevt; I g-HMHI. -4 t George W Harris, alteration- to-cot-"tage of Alfre-I Bmlth on Bimp-ou ave- 1 below Elvveutb etreet; flOO 1 j for Peter Wright on We-ley avenue. ' below Fourteenth sireel; »700. ] • John Mart-. two-Mory cottage for 51. Rowland al tbe -outliwe-t ' of Fourth -treel and Central 1 »2fi00. Jobu Mart., two-tory cottage for M. Rowland otr Fourth street, west of Central aveuue; JJfiOU. Jobii. Marts, two-tory cottage for M. Rowland on Fourth street, J There was a good—lxed attendance at the card parly given by the Youug Meu's Progressive League Thursday evening, aud all had au uuu-ually pleasant time. Those wtnulug tro- I phles were: Ladles', first. Ml— Myrtle I Gitford; second, Mrs. L. W. Miller. ' Men's, first. PZugeue B. Miller; second, , Harr -yd Mrs. John R Groves. Mrs. M. M. Lewis, of Ibis clly, on Saturday received a basket of Florida aud grapefruit from her uucle, ' H. L Rboads. of Liu- I caster, Pa, who is lu Florida on of- \ Bdil business. The gift was appreclat- < ed by tbe recipient. |

SOLDIERS BEAT MILLVILLE FIYE "'Second Half Was One of the i Most Exciting Seen in Some Time. i The i iceaii City Military Club's j fcaske' trail team won one of the (a-te-t Manager Bacon did not bring fiom i auuouticed. Its claimed here Satur ■ day night that lie bad done Hie be-t . not being able to come becit.se of ill-.-lining to accompany ttie lea n fot The first lialf w as feature I by the dozen times, but Mlllvllle was making The score al t lie eud of the first half was 22 to Hi lu favor of Mlllvllle, Kreckley arou-ed enlliu-lasiu soon ' I after the -tart of the half by making a dtfficul' shot from away down the . fl air Capt. Herschel Heuder-oii , made a tine shot from off side, and Manager Bacon missed a foul goal throw and there wa. a fierce contest when Welseutlial tied the score at 2ii : City next -plunged ahead aud Salterlee tried his band successfully , at a circus shut from the center of the cage, and the crowd went wild. Henderson, of Mlllvllle, also made a -fine throw. F. "T '"o" To - B reck ley. K. 4 2<l 28 Balterlee. C. 8 0 H Henderson, G. 1 o 2 Sharp, G. 0 0 0 ' 13 20 4G millville. F. 4 '"o*" ' *8 , F. 7 0 14 C. 0 , . 12 12 Cox, G. I o 2 Bteeltnan, G. 0 0 0 12 12 US Referee. Roy Jobuson I.oal ctllia bv Drain. Local friends sympathize with Mrs. Wilson T. Hoy, of Harrlsburg. In the lorn of her only daughter. Tbe child was a year old and died of pueumonia on Butiday. Mrs. Hoy yras formerly Lydta Hlgbee, of this city.

CITY'S BOARD OF TRADE TAKES ON NEW LIFE

NEW PHYSICAL INSTRUCTOR HERE „ Miss Bessie E. Cramer Begins [ Her Duties in City's Pub- - lie Schools. fc Miss Ke-sle K Cramer, of Atlantic r City, tbe uew physical Instructor lu | tbe OceaD Ctty public schools, was. , bere Friday and began tier duties. | as she Is attending Temple } Philadelphia, -he will be able to be bere only on Fridays. „ 8be I- a capable youug woman and a tbe children at once became attached , her by reason of her pleasing personality. , Miss Cramer succeeds Miss Mabel , who held the posltioti , two days a week, with the uuder- , standing that she would resign as so n , she obtained a position giving her , - full employment and with It a larger . salary. When she was sought by the , school authorities lu Round Like, N. , 5'.. who offered ber a lucrative po-l- , Hon, she accepted. Tbe local autborl- , lie- were extremely sorry to lose tier ( ' services, bat pleased ou her acciunt | ^ that she was gettlug a better place. j , j TO HOLD CAKE SALE . t Hlxb School aihlrlrs Prrpaie (or I 9 m Bows • prime. I Tbe members of tbe Oceao CUy ! < . High Bcbool Athletic Association wlU . bold a cake sale In W. F. Gardiner's j store next Baturday. Tbey are also 1 . arraugtog to bold a box social wliblu - a abort time. Tbe committee lu charge ■: . of tbe eoclal eomprlaas William Gardl- 1 , oer, Wm. Cooke and Horace Bmllb. As soou at tbe weather Is fit and the ; 'a ball park Is In condition, tbeae youug : athletes w III start to get in trim for tbe baseball games and track meets. r Tbe members of tbe Ladles' Aid of tbe First Bapilst Church will bold ' tbeir annual "Sock .Social" In tbe P. O. S. of A. lodge room In tbe Haou Building, on Kigbtb street. Monday evening, Mareb 19. There will te an i entertainment, a good social time and

Re-E!ect Officers and Gives An Assistant to Secretary O. M. Townsend: - The Board of Trade members bave determined to revive Interest In Ibis organization, as was demonstrated al meeting Tuesday eveulug followlug a surprise sprung by Gils M. Town- — ud, wbo resigned as secretary of tbe Mr. Townsend said be feels that be ranuot give bis duties tbe necessary aud atleutlou, as be once did, and lie was of the opinion tbat be did tbe board some good lu previous years. has been secretary for teu years, at least, aud Ibis is too long There should be new blood. He urged that youuger inau, with more lime than the present secretary has, be elected. Prrsldem Claytou H sines Brick said that he and Mr. Towuseud had talked this matter over, but be did not know that the secretary Intended resigning tbat uigbl. If be bad known, be, loo, would b.ve pre— uted his re iguatlou as president. There IS something wrong with tbe 1 board, be declared, and U should be buried or g'ven a new birth. The board tills au Important place lu tbe affairs of the clly and If It dies It will a shame He said If the fault Is ; he wauts to get out of the office. ; He does not want to retaid progress It was decided to elect officers aud the mru holding tbe offices, with the exception of John Marta. as vice pre- ■ ideut, ware unanimously re-elected. a ' iiew office was created — tbat of as r slstaut secretary. I The officer- sre:- President, Claytou i H allies Brick; vice president. John R > Groves; secretary, Otis M. Town— ud; i a— islam secretary. Lawrence M Lear; ! ; treasurer, £. W. Burleigh. »■:■ J. full ell la Speak. I I K. J. Cat tell, city statistician of Pbilt adelphla, will be the speaker at tbe i luncheon of the Ocean City Yacht Club members lu Philadelphia at 12 30 o'clock today. Members are urged to take tbelr wives. R. W. Edwards f will preside. 1 aitssaca Fsstrai. The Rev. Thomas F. Blake, ractor a of Bl Augustine's Church, attended ■ tbe funeral of Moustgoor O'Coonell at ' Pbillipsburg on Monday. Immedl- ; stsly after blsordlaatloa. Father Blake 1 was ao assistant to Mowalgaor O'Coaosil. I

! LEAGUE TO GIVE MINSTREL SHOW "Palm Beach Troubadours" i Will Appear Here Monday i Evening, March 26. I The Young Men's Progressive « . IjCague 1- making elaborate prepare- . thins for Hie fit. t appearance of "The . Palm Beach Troubadours" In the | I Hum Building Monday evening, | March 28 . include the api>earanre of Clayton ; Haines Brick and Firman Willi* as ; . ' end men" and City. Solicitor An- . drew C. Bo-well as Interlocutor. Roy Darby and l^wls Gaudy will also fig- . ure as "end men " There will be thirteen "all-stars" In ; I the company, and indications are that j It will be "«ome show." as there la considerable mu-lcat aud other talent ; , In the inemi-eishlp of the league. . The - book" Is by Dr. J. Tboroley ; 1 Hughes aud the music by H. H. Tbe Ocean City BtrlngOrcbestra wlll< materially assist In the entertainment AGAIN IN TRENCHES l.ewie w. liibb Recovers from I Myers Dibb, of tbla city, baa re- 1 ceived a censored letter from Lewis ' W. Uibb, a former resideul of Ibis resort. wrllteu from tbe treuchea "some1 where lu- Frauce," telling of blare- 1 turn to tbe front. Lewis was wouuded several weeks ago and was —ut to tbe Cberry-Hio- i tou Military Hospital at Cambridge, 1 i Kuglaud. • 'l'lie youug miu.lsof the first pla- 1 I loou of D Company, 2l7lb West York- 1 j -hire Rrglineui, Leeds Rifles Judging from tbe letter, tbe soldiers , 1 are uot llvlug on tbe fat of the land. 1 Red Hauls Minister to Preach. ( , lu tbe ab— uce of tbe pastor, tbe < I Rev. J. B. Kulp, al tbe conference, 1 ; tbe Rev. H.J. Root, of tbe First M J E. Church st Red Msnk. will preacb . tu the First M. E. Cburcb bere, oext i Buwdsy, both ipornlug and evening. ; Edwin Back, son of Policeman Geo - Back, of tbls city, underwent an opetr ailoo Thursday fbr a growth In bit I no—. Tlie operation was performed 1 by Dr. Bleel at tbe Bamarltan Hoe- , 1 pltal, Philadelphia, and tbe young man , Is feeling much better. , START TO BDILD ; FIVE FINE STORES , 0. M. Townsend Buys Property from Albert Fogg at Eighth and Wesley. e Oils M. Town— ud. builder, bas pur- , chased from Albert Fogg tbe property < I at Eighth street eud Wesley eveuue . at oue time occupied by Dr. I. N Grls- . com. and tbls wgek started btg Im- 1 , provements ou tbe lot. Tbe bou— will remain aa at present, 1 e wltb tbe exception of tbe rear shed, ' . and tlie attractive one-story frame < stores will be erected 00 Eighth street I from tbe dw-lltog to tbe elley across from tbe First M. E. Church. Tbe l store- will be each 11 8x44 feel, well t tlnl-bed aud of pretty deslgo. t ' One of tbe stores has already been j Go to Guv's. Tentb aud Bay, for . strictly fresh rgg- and poultry dressed to order Adv., 1-11, * mos.

HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS ARE ! REHEARSING FOR PLAY

Barrie's "Quality Street" to be Given in Assembly Room March 30 and 31. Pupils or the Ocean City High School are rehearsing for tbe play tbey are to give In tbe a— mbly room of , the school Friday and Saturday evenings. March 80 and 81. An admission will be charged. The play Is J M. Barrie's "Quality Street." a comedy In four acts, 10 the ' days or Napoleon and tbe Battle of ' Waterloo. The young people are being trained 1 their parts by Miss English, ons of • Instructors lu tbe blgb school. Following is tbe cast of characters: Valentine Brown, Frank Zlegler. 1 Blades, GyAffeBboy. • Lieutenant Splcer, ArthutBlackman. ' A Recruiting Sergeant, / Harvey Col- " Master Arthur W. Thompson, Rosa Fergu-on. \ 1 Isabella, Mis* VlvtMxWaaka. - Mi— Sustii Tbrossel, MUsMar- ' guertte Meeban. \ ' Mm Phebe Tro— I, Miss Vtlmk Head ley. J Ml— Wlllougbby, Miss Ratb Stephenson. \ / Miss Fannie Wllloughuy. MIm 1 Marguerite Kalp. Ml— Henrietta Tarobnll, Mm Helen Bard. Mlsa Charlotte Parratt, Mm Haxal Harris. I Miss Miriam Ralcbly. An Old Soldier,' Cbarlm Kulp. . Gallant, Howard Barret L FINE NEW PICTURES .11 be Shows lor Besrlt st Tackl Clots Winter Mooae. Al tbe Prloces* Theater next Tuesday night there will bt exhibited, for , the benefit of tbe Yacht Club Wiotar Home, some of tbe vary latest ap-to- - dale mpitjng pictures now showing - anywlfere. A committee baa made a trip to > Philadelphia for tbe purpose of selecting one of tbe lateet Charlie Chaplin pictures, as wall as si good faatnra film, showing soma of the beat nod WgbMts priced stars now In tbe moving ple- • tures. Picture* well worth while to anyone > are promised, with tbe sttpolatloo - t tbst money will be refunded If tbey ■ sre not found strictly first class. NEW IN8TRUCTOE WHO Dsscsrs n! Anasiy. 1 Several otbsr attractions Interfered somewhat with tbedaaeeot Ooeepnny 1 G'a armory Thursday evening, bat there was a good -sized crowd of young . people present nod tbeynll enjoyed themselves as usual. Instructions ware given fay Mm Viola Miller, of Atlantic City, e com- ' patent young woman, who mills n hM ' with the members of tbe danee Mam. Tbe nsoal InstnwUona and dance will be given Saturday evening thle week In steed of tonight. Draw to off Mrs. w. L. ■— eve Mrs. Harriet M. Rogers, widow of - Edward L. Rogers, died at ber beaee f at Wynncwood Friday nod was batted e Monday. Her husband died eoddMdy In tbls city e few year* ago, wbeo tbey . owned a cottage at tbe eoraer of Do Lancey place and Corlnlblaa a van as. , She leaves two daughter* nod a son, . Charles. Tbe daughters are the wteea ■ of Peal nod Theo. Loder, both known I bere. ^ ' William Harding, for two yean wltb tbe Bell Telepbooe Company la IMa city, baa -been traneferred to AllaeUe City, wbais be la night man at U» -Witch board In tbe eompnny'a central t office. He came bare from Cemilew, \ end made a number of frtaods to 1Mb l clly.

: . iiiiti 1? inim 5 Sins' Resliiit and lei An SOW AT \B^ Boirdwilt Giriir HnrlTi Timn ". OPEN EASTER SEtTDS CAPACITT. »l t 11 I; ^ J— Dear Sir: — If yon let Taylor do yoor tailoring yon will be more then ! satisfied. Yon will not only receive s suit that la tailored to e tage which proves beyond all dcratrt that TsTlor-SDadc Clotbm It represent tbe highest value in America. The quality of lbs 10 fabrics bear this out. for tbcre is not s fintr selection any.0 where than tbe 473 beautiful sample* which now await yew Is inspection. The models, too, are tbe smsrtsM now la lag worn in metropolitan cities. They bave the true la ark at clasa. and we retain their elegance of Una by the akin end talent we put into our workmemhip. Let aa shew yea aw Jr entire review of modris and fahrica. Let aakska jam ms— a. J NEWELL CORSON 81G Asbury Avenue Ocean Otty ft ' I . 1