OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXXVI. OCEAN CITY, N. J, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1!«7. NO. 52

HOTEL OPPORTUNITY

E HAVE to offer the best bargain in a Hotel purchase that' has ever been offered in Ocean City. We know that ^ is a sweeping statement; but we also know that the character of the property, its patronage, its possibilities, and- its price all make up a broom that sweeps clean- all -previous records from pur office.. * J y^fjjgSp;" - LocatejJ-On one of the best corners in the resort, with line exposnrffand sufficient ground to double its pTesent capacity; \vitly92 bedrooms; numerous baths; electric elevator, steam heat pl^nt and all the conveniences and appointments of a first-class ✓Hotel. Completely furnished, even to silver and linen. / With the increased cost of building this is an opportunity to save 40 per cent, over present prices. . The bargain is here, the business is assured. .It is a wonderful chance for some one. L-i. - _ * MASSEY & EDWARDS, - 3

Ocean City Sentinel j PubH.brd Wsskly .1 OCEAN CITY. N. %J . . a' ' — "rR. CURTIS ROBINSON j Editor and Proprietor i ' ti .00 Per Year, Strictly in Advance. . 4 ATTMHV1I-AT-I.AW. ] MORGAN HAND, ATTORNEY and CPU NSELLOR-AT-LAW. t^jn^Ooimlinninileiloeer. Notary PubUcJCAPE mat rtMiirr H.n,t «. j. W. holt aroze. Aaoat* c. Boswaii. OFFICES Apgar & Boswell, AHBL'KY AVSCKKJ^^AI^TH STREET LAW OFFICES Godfrey, Giddiogs A Read Hart let l Building. :: ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. Eyes Examined Vitbont Drops fbrrt e'noDareellr'ol iola| 10 t&llaOelpbl* Mr etock of Kyetilaeaee and BpectacW le u roypiete ae eao^^tonnd la anygty^ notloa. 'r^nracr'gutra'b^ba. Prlwr cooA. W. ELY tee* AUaaile ineat aTLARTK CITY. I.J. 8 Mr* Fact Lin* Pass** t'loor. f Precise People Will appreciate the punctual service F which adds to the delight of dining here. -THE— Harris Restaurant MORGAN HAND, Jr. Engineer and Surveyor OCEAN CITY. N. J. ATLANTIC ICE COMPANT '• tent iNntalu In Oflaa, lOtA Aakury Ava OCEAN CITY N J. Naai luUartl Warns » . Arm H. Birk'hardt A 0*. PLUMBING AND HEATING hi as am aturi edit cm n« ntsii COAL, Yon need Coal. Yon need Service. Yon get both from C. H. SHOEMAKER LUMBER CO. TweMth and Waat Avaaaa Watch and Jewelry Repairing Mayer's IJ07 Atlantic Ava.. Atlantic City MN ALL VIAE

j HARVEY Y. LAKE j REAL ESTATE | 838 Asbury Avenue | Ocean City New Jersey Don't Value Yourself Too Low In buying 1/if* Insurance many men make the mistake of insuring premium on a large sum will embarrass them financially. Your life has a definite value measured in dollars and cent, measured l.et the Life Insurance man help yon determine your value. . Don't be afraid to insure vour life for what it is worth. By making regular deposits of a small proportion of your income in a Savings ( Account you will not only soon accumulate the first full year s |.rctheU}™fali'du/OU *b'C '° " Sub*cqaeDt I>rcm.lun"' ns Theo. V. Townsend Thc JTSTZ 952 Asbury Avenue ance Company Park Place Lot fOR SALE . Por Only $875.00 j This lot is full size, 40 x 100, and .has a 15 feet street in rear. . Joseplt I. Scull 7S7 Asbury Avenue Ocean City New Jersey CHARLES C. READ WALTER E. ALLEN Charles <5. Read & Co. Hardware and House-Furnishing Goods 839 Asbury Avenue Ocean City, filew Jersey CUTLERY

|| THE UNIVERSAL CAR Hi For Personal Driving HI A MONG the two million Ford owners yon II will find the most prominent families ill and influential business men. They II prefer the Ford as their Personal Car b e - II -cause its dependable. III Why Not You? I l| T00K1NG CAE *360. P. O. E. OttBOIT I Eastern Motor Company[■I OCEAN CITY, N. J. II ih r'i_ " 1 m ^

city has petitions for uniform building line

Director Campbell Says There is No Intention to Force Things— Hearing Tuesday. Speaking of the propo-ed wldeiili g of Anbury avenue. t 'ommfssloiier « ampbell «ay* that there have been petltloim lequestlng the entabllnhiueut of a uu - forut building line on Anbury aveuur. Acting on the advice of the nollcltor. who aayn that a uniform building line have declared llie intention of Widen J lug Anbury avenue for the purpo«e of. aecurlng llie denlred end. with no Immediate luleutlou of building new Tbe hearing In thl* mailer w ill come i before the board uext Tuenday, no llial the t'ommlnnlouer* can galu a knowledge of llie neutlmeiil* of tbe people, i -I personally do not think the Com mlnnloner* denlre to force anything ou llie people that they do uol want." nald Com mlnnloner Campbyll. Coutluulug, be nald: "Varloua thing* hare been refHirted on the ntreeta a* to ttie purpose* of wldeuliig Anbury rrenue. One In particular In tbe mention ol giving the trolley company the right to lay their trolley track* on Anbury avenue. There ban beeu uo nuggentlon from — auy pernou for u-lng Anbury avenue for thin purpone, and tbe ouly reason advanced I* to be able to prepare to take care of tbe trafllc In ttie future, aud to entabllnh a reanonable building line before more bulldlngn are erected " Commlnnlouer Campbell further nald that tbe Commlnnlouer*. no Tar an take part In the dlncunnlou on then* question* at tbe meeting of tbe Pro- : grennlve league lant Monday evening. There wan a nomewbat one maed di--cunnlou Monday evening at tbe Young Men's Progressive League on tbe que*-. 1 t Ion that la agltatiug the mludn of many of ttie renldenta — ttie proponed i entabllntiment of a uniform building 1 — lug. later on. of tbm aveuur. Tbe 1 — dlncuanlon wan nomewbat one-nlded 1 becaune uone of the city official* wa- ' prenent to »et forth In detail the mu- 1 nlclpal officer*' plaua. and neveral ol - the npeako^admltted that tbey did • uol kuow ju«C exactly what la contemplated. At the clone of the dl*cu**ion. the following motion, made by R. L. (loll'j ^ we* passed: . - < ••That the Young Men'* l'rogreaalve ' League proteat agalnat tbe propoaed j widening of Anbury aveuur, a* con- i teinplated, and alao prolent again*! the t taking of any private propeity for pub- I • lie urea." ' j John K. Grove* made a motion. , which alao waa paared, that tbe Young e

HOPE TO HAYE EIGHT GRADES _ e - State Observation School Here j This Summer Will Have Strong Teachers. It la hoped lo make tbe State School " of Observation a feature of tbe Stale N Summer School work here again thin < summer. If tbe application* warrant, tbe school will have eight grades. The Slate Observation School will be In aeaelon for six weeka, Marling the last week In June. There will be ' live dally aensloua a week . eliding al Y 12 o'clock each day. ' _ Tbe school will be open to tbe children of cottagers, aa well as tbe all- ) year residents, and tuition la free. Tbla will t>e tbe secoud year of tbe acbool and excellent work waa accomplished last summer. Tbe school will bave an excellent corps of Instructors, including some of 1 tbe experts Id tbla line of education In ' tbl* section of tbe oountry . Those of tbe cottagers wbo plan to ' eoter their children in -tbe Slate Ob- 1 nervation School tbla year abould so notify Prof James.M. Slevena, auper- - Inteudent of tbe Ocean City public schools, a* booh as possible. HAD PLEASANT TIME Qaera leather Eali rialaaieDl . Netted More Tkaa «« Tbe "St. Patrick's Social" by tbe Queen Esther Society hi the social rooms of the First M. K. Church Friday evening was well attended add the exercises were enjoyed by tbe Tbe program wa* a* follows: Piano duet, Mlaees Minerva Adams and Cecilia Hand; recitation, Miss Mar. guerite Kulp; selection. Maudolln Club; vocal aolo, Mlsa Anna Champion; recitation. Mlae Velma Head ley: piauo solo, Mia* Mloerva Adams; selection. Mandolin Club; piauo duet. Misses Adams aud Haod. Lemonade and cake were served al tbe conclusion of the entertainment More than *b was cleared by the society. Go to Oct's, Tenth and Bay. for y strictly fresh eggs and poultry dressed to order Adv., 1-11, g boos Fob Bala— Faro labed desirable &- room cottage and let. cheap. Apply lo 619 Asbury avenue. Adv., 8-15, 3l

washington camp « will celebrate Interesting Program Prepared for Lodge's Fifteenth An- ! r' niversary Event. J 8 of A., will celebrate llie fifteenth j |. j I u vocation. Urination, M las Josephine P Tay- " Address, the Itev. Joseph It Kulp- | „ "Sketch. Grauvllle H. Sleelmau. , Hoys' Quartet , j \ Ml** Minerva Adam*, accompaulnl. f Address. the Itev. C H. Buhner. Vocal Solo, M i-n Louisa T. Corson. | e Comic -Sketch. 'The Irishman aud , r tbe Coon." Lewis Gaudy and Hoy E. , . Darby. , , Miss Laura Townsend. accompanist. , . Vocal Solo. Mlsa Mary Clark. , Kecitattoo.'-Tbe Old Flag," Miss i 'Quartet, "F'lre In the Old F'lag j Still," Dr. J. T. Hughes. Ml.- -Minerva , • Adams, Mia* l.aura Estluw, Klwood , r Kaudle: accompauiat. Ml** Louisa T. , , . Address, the Itev. M. M. Lewis J e Piano duel. Misses Ada M. Itauck , . and Loul-a T.Corson. . , Selection, • My Couulry, Tls of . Thee." i j The officers of tbe camp are: 1 Past president, George Nlckerson; ' f presldeut, Joseph S. Barrett; vice I president, F'rands G. Itlgglus; record - . secretary, E. A. Bourgeois; assist. , . aut recording secretary, Gordou Cox; | , fluauclal secretary, E. C. Barrett; f I tieanurer. Elmer E. Kauck; ma-ter of ' . forma, Vaughu McClure; conductor P . Harry B. Clark; luspeclor, Lawrence I Nlckerson; guard, Jo»lah B Sharp; I chaplain, Howard L Barren. Bl.enoa Uirl a vlsllor. I Mi-* Margaret Smith, of ftlverion. \ npeut the week-end in Ocean City an I / 1 the guest of Ml- Catherine Smith. .' daughter of Mr. and Mm. Warren . Smith, 1029 Central aveuue Ml** Smilb Slaved lant summer In Oceau City With her parent-, Mr. and Mrs. H. ( Farmer"! Smith. Mr < Smith Is the editor of the juvenile . of tbe Philadelphia Evening I. Ledger. He occupied a cottage here last season, with his family, ou Oceau n avenue. C !j

(soldiers lose : : to camden team Warm Contest Was Close for a Time, But Visitors Finally ) . Pulled Ahead. i s;'"n,,y heve"i"B, "■ ' i , fa-te-t contest -een here during the season, by the score of «4 to 52. I l lie visitors Marled off with a ru-h. ! . Mctirath making a Held goal -..on > 'u reck ley -cored l»mt furOceau «1ry | 1 ' terlee helped the local* by caging a a Held goal, and llreckley put uue In I1 I for one point. A pretty throw by 1 McGratli while running under the spectator* " • The soldier, began to get together a P - little belter about this time and Wei- P nenllial scored two Hehl goals, with " one al*o by Sallerlee. Tills good work was followed up by ■ Wclseuthal and Bleckley. Capterter three or four efforts, S I succeeding hi boosting Oceau City's end of It by caging one. aud the first 1 half elided with the ecoie standing 81 29 In favor of the Camdeq boys, ■'apt. Henderson made another tally n 1 registering on an 'excelfFut throw, b and Breckley kept ii|> his good work. ft : Moe and Batteries w ere much In e*l- 11 1 deuce In running up llie score, birt, a although the game appeared to be open to either side for awhile, the vis- 0 ■tors tinally made a spurt lliat put ■ hem so far ahead In the last two mm ule* that lliere wa* uo question of w lielr winning. ' There was one especially Dollceable about the Camden boys, and « that was that they made not the a . slightest kick from beginning loeud. . Line-up: Field Foul P VVeisentbal. F. ' «" *o" 12 I K. S 12 28 *' Matlerlee. C. 1 0 8 It O. 2 0 4 riharp, G. U 0 0 t( .20 12 52 * F'. 4 "T '*8 tl Mctirath, K. 9 0 18 H I Yale*. C. 1 0.2 Hyde. G. 5 « ' * III l» t oslello, O. 5 16 20 ai qi 24 16 64 a| Lows Wife b> Deal It. James L. MonlhaD, a Philadelphia who lias been a property owner hi here tor a number of years, leceutly K sustained the loaa of his wife, wbo H died at tbelr Philadelphia residence. *■

: I ESCAPE FROM DEATH , C. Mitchell and Wife in * Hotel Fire in a Florida p Resort. ; T. C. Mitchell aud wife, of Phtladel phla. summer residents of Ocean City, | had a narrow esca|>e with tbejr lives .. aud lost a quantity of ciotblug by Are In tbe West Coast Iuu, St Petersburg. F'la., where they were stopping, early „ Wednesday moruiug of last week. t . Mr. Mllcliell's room was gutted. r Guest* of tbe hotel were awakened f, shortly before 6 o'clock by cries of Ore. „ ! The guests, In their mgbt clothes, were t ( rescued by the tlre&eu. Borne of tbe a guests lost all tbelr ciotblug. „ Tbe Are started lu the kitchen aud t } spread rapidly. About a quarter of t the bulldlug was gutted before the Are t J was extinguished. t The hotel waa a large hrick bulldlug, t c wlili porches ou each H.ior ou three sides, wood- d steps couuectlug eacb | Aooir porch. The steps were b.rned , , HAD GOOD TIME t K-Iiwnce Coapisi Olvca Wlvia 1 , Tbelr tonal Troi. ! |. The ann-ual "Ladles' Night" by tbe j members of the Kellaoce F'lre Come paoy lu tbe P. O. 8. of A rooms to the Haun Bulldlug Weduesday- evening of last week was well attended by , members aud tbelr wives. Tbe cuter- •_ tammeut provided by a magician an ; expert with cards, and a monologlat . and Mia* Minerva Adams, pianist, was o fully enjoyed, as were tbe refresbi. 0'eu," .. Assistant Chief L. L. Wallace, wbo beid teo cards lu a tigblly wrapped ii haodkerrbief. Is Mill wondering bow tbe card sharp got four or Ave cards ,e from Rlcbard Johnson 'a bands to swell the number In Wallace's handkerchief. But tbey were there w hen the aaaiataul » chief opened bis baodkercblef. * Legal papers of all description*. Indudiog will*, are carefully drawn by to R. Curtis Robinson at b* office. 744 Aaborj avaaaa, Oeaao City. N. J. adv.

bids are wanted for 1 music pavilion work

| Plans and Specifications for Q Improvements Approved by City Officials. Maior Cbampiop announced at the weekly uieellug of the City Commls- N sinners that be had received the plan* 8 and specification* for the Improve- tb dients to the music pavilion. Tbe 8i plaits were there fur the approval or C< rejection ol tbe other members of tbe board . m A little later, tbe following reaolu- *t Hon was presented by Mayor Champion aud adopted: ■ Be It 01 lte-olved, by tbe Board of Commissioners of Ocean City, New Jersey, It that ibe plans aud specifications prepared by Oils M Tow n-end. architect, j the building, erecting aud constructions or au addition to the music hi paviliuu lu Oceau City, New Jersey, and pre-euted to tb* Board of Com- °' mutslooer*. be aud tbe same are bereap -roved aud tbe same be tiled lu ~ the city clerk's office lu ibis city, and that the *ald clerk I* hereby authorized advertize, accordlug to law, for bids. Ou niollou of Director Campbell, I Clerk Morris was instructed lo advertise for bids The "ad" appear* ' NFL The Mayor stated that he had arranged to have tbe city represented to a half-page advertisement in the Easier edition of Ibe Cape May Couuiy Times. ' The Baltimore Hun la preparing to Issue a special uumber the Aral of July. Tbe paper de-Ires lo print a ' full page advertisement of Ocean City, . * aud wants a guarautee of *85 from tbe ' city. Tins plau -was favorably re4 In tbe regular order of busloes*. a „ number of bill* were ordered paid Wasted. — Girl for general bouaework. mum t* experienced cook. f6 " [>er w eek lo competent person. Colored d preferred. Family goes to Ocean City in me summer. W. T. Bingham, 124 . North 8ccood street, Millvllle, N.J. E.VL.IL . Fob 8a le ok Rext —First -class Ice cream parlor aud candy store, 942 II Boardwalk. Ocaao City, N. J . Addraaa W. Bhaflrr 8mltb, 1. Hayday Apia, Atlantic City, N. J. Adv., 8-22, If. i- Fob Haul— Cigar case to fi rat -class y eoodiuon. and two small National cash 14 registers Frank K. Darby, 761 Asbaty r. avaaaa. Adv.,S-U. U.

boys giye fine show Company Also Enjoys Excellent Dinner in Celebrating Anniversary. The Liberty F'lre Company mem- | I* O. 8. of A. Hall Thursday evening, There were about HO of the members City CommisMoner W. H. was a guest. Mayor fliamplon and Commissioner George O. Adams not being able to be present. A line dinner, to which all did juswa. tlr-t mi the program. It waa prepared by W. H. Harris and was praised by all the participants. The Oyster Cocktail M ick lurtle a la Auglalse ltoast Capon Potatoes Green Peas Corn Celery Cpflee IceCream Cake . With cigars lighted tbe boys were ready for tbe next treat, as announced Chairman Wilbur Garwood, and an hour aud a half all were deentertained by. four young from Philadelphia and a plaubt Carl Class, of Atlantic Clly, a Aral' class plaulst aud a member of Mer rick's Atlantic City Baud. "8am." Devlue. Irlab comediau, well received aud eucored re"Al " Burrs In a make-up repre- ; sentiug William Jeuulugs Bryan, wa* a decidedly clever monologue artist antf kept UJa audience couvulsed. As , a character artist be made a strong ap. Irvlu Van's songs were up-to-dat£ and well sung He was a strong card the eulertalument. Prof. Rauislelu, lu hlssligbt-of-band trlcka, card inaulpulatlou and spirit wrltlug ou slate*, made the big bit of , the ulghL He amazed the boy* by til* dexterity. Carl Class, beside accompanying all , vocalists, played two or three solothat were exceedingly well done. After Ibe show, some of the memloot i In- eulertaioer* to city ball i mud showed them tbe Aremeu's head quarters «ud tbe city's Are-Agbtlug apparatus. Bass Basse Here. Joseph I. Scull, real route operator, i sold hi* brick bnuae. No. 2 East street, lo Fred R. Albury, of Tbe uew owuer plans to reside permaneutly in Oceau City. LITLE BRIDE OF ROY E. DARBY i Wedding at Home of 1 Young Woman's Parents , at Newport, N. J. Roy E. Darby, of tbla city, and Mis* ! Nellie Hueted Lltle, daugbter or Harry Lltle. were married al tbe borne of , bride at Newport, N. J , at oooo , Saturday by the Itev. PeoDiogtoo Corson , Jr." Tbe bride wore klng'a blue ailk, trimmed with gold, aud aba carried a boquet of bridal roam. Mlsa Mattle K. Lltle. a sister, waa maid of bonor. Sbe carried piuk car- ' nation*. I Tbe best man was C. Eugene Darby. < Tbe wedding was alleuded by only immediate members of tbe faml- ( Thev will be "at borne" after April 1 at 6>6 Asbury avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Darby received many gifts. | The bride's father la eugaged In the i oyster business.

school's closing concert was pronounced success

~ Unusually Strong Program Appreciated by tbe Largest Audience of the Season. [ The closing concert of the season In the assembly room or the Ocean City High School Tuesday evening drew a crowd that not only Ailed tbe rooms but spread well out In tbe balla. The concert was oat of tbe asaal run In that few of the acbool children took part and In that tbe program waa '• considerably above the ataodard of tbe e libera given during tbe winter. !• ' It again revealed tbe fact tbat Ocean r City baa a number of muaictaaa of more tban ordinary ability, and that " the work of those taking part waa appreciated wa* demonatrated by tbe bearty applause given. 1 Tbe augmented orchestra opened the exercises with a selection. "All to *• the Good," wblcb bore out lu name. * "Juaolta" waa auog by a large * chorus of high acbool studeoU, aod a they did It exceedingly well. Tbla waa the only student number on tbe program. Mlas Riddle waa heard to advanUga In a vocal solo. " Ave Maria, » In n French. The big number wa* from Faaat, tbe e Waltz Cboruk by a quartet of loeal singers, accompanied by tbe orcbaatn, * and directed by Mlas Eleanor* & Kalo, 1 Instructor of muale In tbe schools. I Tbe vocalists were Mlsam tJoulsa T. ~ Corson and Anna Champion, Dr. J. * T. Hughe* and Walter Sherman, and >, tbey sang the difficult part* with wall - sustained energy and precision. Charles B. Winters, an accomplished musician, gave a clarinet aolo that - made a hit, aud Mlae Anna Cbamploa, " looking the pari, sang "Gypay Maiden I" In ber strong and appealiog con- ■ tralto voice. ■ The program follow*: 1 Orchestra selection, "All to Ibe » Good." . Spanish Folk Song, "Juantta." High . 8thool C'borua. ' Vocal aula, "Ave Maria," In Frooch, 1 Mlas Riddle. Story of tbe opera. "Fanat,"tb* Rev. > Marple M. Lewi*. 1 Selection from " Fauat. " qnartai ' and orchestra. Mlas Corson, Marga- ' rita; Mlas Champion, Skabal; IX. Hugbee, Fauat; Mr. Sherman, Mapbla- ( topbelro. «'l*rluet*olo,"La*#ro*,"Mr.^lBtero - Vocal aolo. "Gypay Maldeo I," MB* ' Champion. Spanish student*' song, orcbeatr*. Violin aolo, "Meditation," from Thais, Mia* Rlddl*. Selection from Faaat, Mandolin and ; Guitar Clab. J Recitation to Von Wabar1* "Last [ Waltz," Mr*. C. B. Winters. Orchestra aelectlon, "Memories of Yoolb." - "JOLLY BUNCH" HEBE I au tow mora Ursa u* to Tbelr "Tbe Jolly Bnneb" from tb* Ford Special Agency at Broad sod Race r "tract*, Philadelphia, aooBm pealed Harry L. Lake, on* of tbatr nomber, bla home at Seventeenth street and Wesley avenue Sunday. Tbey ail regard tbelr work aa play, they my, aad ' tbey were e pretty lively crowd. ' Tbe party comprised Cornell Kane, ' secretary aod traaanrar; Leon Bard, 1 of tbe abop, aud Curtis Karl and Hat?y L. Lake, employ**. ■•aw roarr ww a alt. Policeman H. M. Newklrk mid ' Monday afternoon that there waa a heavy snowstorm bar* batwaao • aad . 4 o'clock Monday morning. Thorn ' waa also a strong wind, aad It waa dlffioalt at time* to aa* any great dieI Wasted —On* or two abate* of Ocean City First National Bank mock, * state price. Address P. O. Lock Box 286, Ocean City, N. J. adv. If.

mm of address Siiis' Restart and Delicatessen NOW AT \ 822 Biirivilt Giriir HiitIti Tirnn OPEN EASIER SEATING CAPACItl. Ill

ljour £astcr Suit SHOULD BE ORDERED THIS WEEK V°u w'" get the beet material* and miihrnewliip aad avoid disappointment. Come in and make your selection. We will aak* it §tr you and bold it until yon are ready. f t8 to fj5. All VOTL NEWELL CORSON . _ - — Aabuiy Ae— ■ ocean city lmrnm - - •• f i -M