0e?wW OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXXVII. OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, MAY 24, LM17. N0 g

* I 4 A BAY BUNGALOW New, neat, .four rooms and bath, on' water frout near yacht club. The view of ocean, inlet and bay from the pia//.as is unsurpassed. Only $1,875 on Attractive Terms This figure is the actual cost of improvements plus of the value of the ground. MASSEY & EDWARDS I : : I

Ocean City Sentinel ,R. CURTIS' ROBINSON Editor end Proprietor $1.00 Per Year, Strictly in Advance. aitmhimt-i.**. MORGAN HAND, ATTORNEY and CPU NSELLOR-AT- LAW. "cm«A« COtMT HOI NK, n. J. (Oppoelle Public BuUduunl. LAWOFFlCAES Apgar 8c Boswell, LAW OFFICES Godrrey, Giddings & Read ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. Eyes Ei&mined Without Drops Ncweul upAo-Cate rnvtbod*. NaturartloD A. W. ELY aTLaarir city. a. J. Hbore Peat Uoe Pmm. Door. Precise People ' Will appreciate the punctual service which adds to the delight of dining here. • THE Harris Restaurant MORGAN HAND. Jr. « Engineer and Surveyor OCEAN CITY. N. J.ATLANTIC ICE COMPANY " P«Mnn Mountain in . .OCEAN CITY W i. H. Hnrkbardt k Co. PLUMBING AND HEATINGM1U on AM* JXkSXt . ,IO< *" Beli^bL" . If!*?" COAL - You need Coal. You need Service. You -get both from C. H. SHOEMAKER LUMBER CO. Twelfth and Weal Avenue Watch and Jewelry Repairing Mayer's Boardwalk. Ocean City 1307 Atlantic Ave,, Atlantic City taacrt tut aa Orgaaa Pianoa Player* Stanley Learning OKACilTATK Ifeuquard I'l.j.v Action Hdmol Svw VorM taor N. K fYuiarrvatory of Minir Tuning .£&, HUGHES' PHARMACY - Occaa City New Jersey COAL COAL TRY OURS FOR QUALITY C. H. SHOEMAKER LUMBER CO. '

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SMITH" ROOFING COMPANY 735 Asbury Avenue Ocean City. New Jersey 1 | HARVEY Y. LAKE] ] REAL ESTATE ) ' | 838 Asbury Avenue | | I Ocean City New Jersey | [ Don't Value Yourself Too Low , J premium on a large sum will emlwrraas toOT'lronc-talR?"1'1" "" % Va.ur life has a definite value measure.! in dollars and'cenls. measured , & rour '"""'v- 1 I Don't 1-e afrai-1 to insure your Irfe for what it is worth. By making . j regular .leposits of a small |m>porti->n of your income in a Savings Account you. will not only mshi accumulate. |he tirst full year's prethey" fa It' "l u c"° " *W' '° ",Wl lircm"""» a» ^ Theo. V. Townsend ' 952 Asbury Avenue ance Company AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES BELL PHONE LOUIS W. MILLER j AGENT PON OVERLAND AND WILLYS-KNIGHT AUTOMOBILES AND TRUCKS 1 OCEAN CITV. NEW JENSEY ® GARAGE A NO showroom. NINTH ST. AND OCEAN AVE. C. RI.AU WACTCit B.ACI.BN c SPRUNG ! The "Brighton - Up " Bon eon . _ E A Tore 1 1 of painl. varnish or enamel makes a wonderful change in appearance. * A full line of paints, "varnishes, enamels, stains, etc.. including Caiman's d famous "ENAMOI.IN" will be found at the MODERN STORK. g GM4RLBS G. RB4D & GO. J 830 Asbur> Avenue Ocean City, N. J. f[ I The Ladies' Shop I LOCATED ;; bat the Park Theatre on the Boardwalk and Park Place, will open k about the first of June with a full line of strictly high grade wearing £ apparel for women. 'i p ATLBTICCITY STORE ■ 24 jJotttl Pennsylvania Avenne ; Open All hie Yeab _ „ Advertise in the SentineL ;

READING RAILROAD PLANS TO IMPROVE SERVICE HERE

Run all Trains to and From Extreme North Section of the City. j road Company, amirdlug lo a letterread al the weekly meeting uf the City 1 rThelemrfonnwr. lour Mr. Chambers had a conference t wll It t'omutl** Inner* ttrtaiur and Camp- 1 1 ■ bell and city Solicitor Hiwwrll. and " nances covering the vacation of a pari s 1 of Station road south, and the prlvi- j It was Mr Chambers' understand '• i lug at the lime that Mr Koswell would j * Idm. and would publish a notice of j tie taken up for consideration at Hie P l^am now advised lb si the fnmiule- 1 11 . be made a matter of record. '• We have lieeu much embarrassed | ; the lack of adequate facilities fur pas. >' i sengets III this part uf Ocean city. and. ■ to lay sufficient additional tracks in " ! Increase our service al thai point, and thus relieve the upper eud of Haven from the traffic now made uecessary j by the frequent shifting of our Iralus bet weeu the terminus and Tenth street, j »' It Is our plan ultimately to run all P*1 extent tbat Is now necessary. j £ will result not only In better service to ^ tbet pert of Ocean City, but will, as Indicated above, elimluale some of Hie b) give Ibe malter very early consideraso thai we might gel the' benefit Hi ol some or Ibe enlarged facilities for at Yours truly, fo C A. Klink. er Ileal Estate Agent . "f Accompanying Mr Kllnk'e com' s-! muuicatluD waa a letler from Victor J.

LeCATO'S BOAT TO BE LAUNCHED Rebuilt Craft Will be Christened by Miss Hathaway Memorial Day. ("apt. Harry D. LeCato's Ileba l.„ cbamplou of her claaa (83.66) of tbe Cltjr Yacbt Club last season, lias been rebuilt by Ueorge Dalsclieg and will be launched on Memorial Tbe sponsor at the christening will be Miss Blanche Hatbaway. of former Director of Public Hatbaway, of Philadelphia, and a niece of Mr. LeCato. Miss Hatbawey will gYaduate this year the Philadelphia Girls' High Tbe deck of Hie boat bes been raised, a new cabin baa been built and a cover has been placed over tbe engiue. Tbe craft, wblcb hereafter will be known as tbe Laureba, has been offered by Capl. LeCato to the government for war service. Office equlpmeot consisting of desks, swivel chairs, straight back chairs, tiling cabinets, safe, typewriter, aectlonal bookcases, tables, etc. H N Heullngs, adv., S IS tf. Ocean City, N. J. , "-r 681b and Ceulral Avenue Corner lol 90x 100 feet. Apply aby agent. H. U. Klelofelder, Ureu.lde, Pa. 6, 10 tf. During tbe Bret two weeks in May, , beglulug Friday. May 4ib. Ibe bowling alleys In Ibe Bowling Casino will be open Friday. Saturday aud Monday evenings. Bcgloulog Tuesday, May l&tb. alleys will be open day and evemug urlug Ibe season o^ ^ ^ ^ Wasted.— Boy, companion to cripple boy. summer Ocean City, wheelchair, go movies, Sundays church. Rev. Higgons, 842 8. Fifty-aeventh. Phils , Pa. State wages, adv. 6 24, 8-1. Wanted.— Young lady, over flfleeo years, for Boardwalk store. Apply, giving experience, age, wages expected. Sentinel office. 6 lt).8t Board wanted June to September, vouog did, cripple. Address Rev. Dr. Higgons, 842 S. 67lb streel, Philadelphia. Pa. adv., 6 94. 8 t. Fob Sale.— Cigar case in flrst-clae» condition. and Iwoemall National cash register* Frank E Darby. 761 Asbury areoua. Adv., 8-16, tf. Student wishes position as dark or caebler in botsl. store or tbsatsr. Kefrreocss. Howard Down, Yinelaud. M.J. adv. 1-l

MAJOR THOMAS PRIZES RELIC Pocket-Book Carried by General Petwypackcr When ' Wounded at Hilton Head, j1 | It. Thomas, "f tin- city 'together ' queM ,.f my cousin, General IVnny- i Please accept- il Willi my apprecla- <: my^ouslu. ' , \ % *ry sincerely yours. Pliweirfxviiie. May 17. ! The preclnu- memenlo be.rs tin. l„. « script Ion In (iei.er.l Penny-packer . T hand-writing : , ■ Hilton Head. SC. I Hummer of INU2. "MaJ -r (I. Penny packer! { "Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania ReglUeneral Penny-pecker was at that ' lime major of the Nauly seventh Penu- J sylvanla Volunteers. The follow ing luscrlptlo^i was added * after the recent death of GeoeraJ ° I'eunypfckerf ' "lu pocket when the General was f w-.. unded al Fori Fisher. January 16, * 1865." ' T The recipient ex|>ects lo carry the d pockelbook till he goes to Juin his s leave it lo bis son or to whichever of 1 his nephews may take part In this | present grest war of Independence and a be fortunate enough to survive II. n Services lu the First Baptist Church p Hundiy w III be ss follows: 10.80 a. m. ci and 7 30 p m.. preaching by Ibe pastor. Bible school. 2 30; two good classes [* adults, one for young wumeu.-ser- ^ eral classes for children. A good Corps b leacliera. Young |*ople meet at o p m. Don't forget the prayer j« meetings Wednesday evenings. They will do you good, aud we all new! it. oi win oo you good, sua all need It. a

SUMMER LIGHTS I MEMORIAL DAY City's Boardwalk and Streets Arc Soon to be Brilliantly Illuminated. 'I Director \-lan, al the meeting f j the thought Dial llie^ summer light. I | Campbell. Iieswas aulliorlxed to have I ■ lie mailer of repairing llieapproarli , • , around the city pavilion was referr.d vertlse for bid-, the other bids In be reA letter wi. rea-l (torn Allen Scull, (ill. -i. Townsend, art biieci. iliaMIre i ■ lie |Hilol where Hie II r-l payment of r,?"'" The cerlilied check for f 100 was or- « dered returned lo llsnlel Krau.s, II City Hohcllor Boswell reported lhal the property owners on the bsy front, north of First street slnlt he Isgoon, -tructlou of a concrete bulkhead on -' the bay front In that secllou and thai bulkhead un the lagoon be of construction. The engineer was Instructed lo pre-, pare plans and speciUcatlous for Ibe ' bulkhead. i o.dtnauce No. 89 providing for Hie t examination, hceusiug. etc., of cor- . porallons. Ilrm- and persons engaging in electrical work, was passed on final reading. t Ordinance No. Bu. providing for Ibe . examination aud licensing of operators of moving picture machines, Fie . was passed on Bnal reading ' Ordinance No 92 was amended and I passed on second read lug Then It t was laid over for a week for Bnal , The amendment" to the or- * Seel Inn 2.— That said Commissioners * shall be appointed as follows: One for * one year, two fur two years, two for J three years, and thereafter for a lerm of three years, and any vacancy oc currlug shall be filled by tbe mayor and confirmed by tbe Board of Commlssbiiiers for the unexpired term, e And the Board of Commissioner, of I Recreation Ground covered by tbls or- c dlnance can at any lime be abolished a by tbe Board of Commissioners of tbls A city. ' l Ordinance So. 93 was Introduced.and passed on first aud second readings and laid over for one week. It relates to construction and maintenance of a lo coutaln any cinematograph c any apparatus or machine for pro- ' or exhibiting pictures * A number of bills wers resd and e ordered paid. a

METHODIST BIBLE CLASS 1 ) BANQUET BIG SUCCESS

" STOKES TO SPEAK j IN THIS CITY i i i Ex-Governor Will Address , • Patriotic Service in M. E. 1 j Church Snnday Night. 1 , A patriotic service will be held lu i s the First Methodist Episcopal Church | r Sunday evening, with former Uover- i ■i uor K. C. Stokes aa Hie -speaker of tbe i | occasion. | It was announced from the pulpit !| r last Sunday that Company (J. Third it lufautry, or such of the members is : i e are nut on guard duly, will attend (be I service. | , Governor Stokes baa a wide reputa- i doubt that Ibe church will he crowded ; i Tbe servlcee will be under tbe aos. 1 1 pices of tbe Drexel Ulddle Bible Class j I of tbe church. i Tbe members of tbe clase will as- i - aemble In Ibe basement before tbe be ji giuulng of Hie services aud march In- , lo Ibe cburcb, taking seals reserved r for them. ; < 1 1 Kslcilained Friends. | Leo Bamberger and wife, of Pblla- • delpbla. were here Saturday. With i ; tbem on tbe auto trip down were their j 1 ; twoeoDs, Henry aud Letter, and Mrs ! r M .rlau Bebreud, Miss Martha Beb- I • rend, Mrs. Gus Laug sud Miss Anita i Lang, of Philadelphia. ■ p ■ ' I O. H. Henry Co., loc. have just i • completed extensive alterations, lu- , - cludlug enlargement of store aud lu- . > stalling uew aud larger Ice box. Tbauk- • log our many patrons fur past patronage. weftre now equipped to give yon I belter aud prompter service Hiao In tbe < ' past adv., 4 6. tf I, i For rkvi.it ok Rent -First-class Ice I cream parlor and caudy "store. 942 '■ Boardwalk. Ocean City, N. J. Address W. Shatter Smith, 1. Hayday Apu . - Atlantic City, N. J. Adv.,'8-22,'lf. i Fob Saul— Lot No. 676,-Secttou D 1 • —Sixteenth streel aud Asbury avenue 1 b — Ocean City, N. J. Address Mfa. J. 1 y G. Campbell, Alienburet. N. J. adv. 6-2, fit. r Refined you HE ladles wanted as 1- waitresses, splendid opportunities for . summer. F. c. Suums, 636 Wesley avenue. ade, 4-18, tf.

' | A d d r e s s. of E. J. Catt'ell S Amused and Instructed His Large Audience. | The high feature of tt* annual banquet of Hie Drexel Riddle Bible (Mass Jl I of Ibe First M E. Sabbalb School in tl | Ibe social rooms of Hie church Thure II I day evenlug was the address of E.J. Catlell, city statlsticlao of Pblledel- A pbla. ' w >6. Catlell, one of Philadelphia's * i onlque figures. Is knowxi— Ihyougbout , country as a polished orator and o ■ raconteur, and Ihe more than 300 peo- a )j pie who had the genuine pleasure of * | and spouta oeously applaud : lug — bis stories as lie reeled ibem off d ; will vouch tbat bis reputation Is more ■ ■ than deserved. He has an unctuous ' ' humor thai Is Infectious. Flven prepared they were, through Mr. t^ttell'e - reputation, for a "feast or reason and a i flow of soul," bis bearers were given t< i then they anticipated. - Mr Catlell was accompanied to tbe .- by City Treasurer William I of Philadelphia, tbrougb whose frleudsblp tbe class was so for- - tuuale Id having tbe dlstlngulsbed speaker online occasion . ■ | Tbe class members abd flielr guests I assembled lo tbe lecture room of tbe j cburcb and at 8 30 o'clock all proj ceeded lo Ibe social rooms In tbe baseTbe speakers, Including the local ministers and tbelr wives. William E. ■ director of tbe Drexel Biddle i lo tbls couoty, Mrs. Massey, ■ C Murpby, president of tbe i class, Mrs Murpby, also Ibe PleasaDti vllle vocalists aod a few others oc- L cupled two tables at one end of tbe w ; Tbe otbers had chairs arranged ' around the room so tbat they could ; face the speakers. Preeldeut Murpby was toastmasler. i He BUDouoced tbe elugmg of "My ! ( Country, 'Tie of Tbee," as tbe opeulog number of tbe program. 'After tbls : been sung, there was an Invocaicoolluusd on Eourtb Page.) Fertlllxer mauufacturlug company ■ desires salespersons, either male or te- , male, to sell In tbeir locality blgb grade lawn dresslugs aod fertlllasn scientifically prepared to overcome " seashore soil oundUMos. Product Is odorless, sanitary aud nun weed producing. ol gauranteed analysis and S packed lo bags of convenient weight r to all users. Address. Sales Manager. I Active Chemical Oo.. MM Katgbu •venue, Camden, N. J. adv., 6 17. St.

' HALBERT SMITH ; TARES A BRIDE Quiet Wedding at Home of e Well-Known Young Resident of City. J Halbert L Smith, son of Mrs. K A. Porter, uf this city, and Miss Anne H. . rieiNsi Hie home of Ibe young man, . 921 I >nlrsl avenue, al 4 o'clock Halur- . day afternoon, by Hie Rev Joseph H. . Kulp. pastor of Hie First M. E. . Church, In Hie presence of the family. The bride wps given a surprise . linen shower by Miss Dorothy Karon , al Ihe latler's home. 412 Eleventh . street, Friday evenlug. » She received many handsome pre»f Those al Ibe party were Misses Sera Hnillb, Charlotte Hmllh. Velme Headl ley and M Kihelyn Page. Mrs. Allen * Smith, Mrs. B. F. Bard, Mrs. S B. " . Conver, Mrs. K A. Porter. Mrs. Chan. , t Karoo, Ira Malhls, Wallace Melius. I William Cook. Halbert Hinltb. Ed- , ward Jepp and Edgar Karon. HAS SERVICE MBDAE ' j F. w. . tracer Becelved II From , ' Frederick William I'uger and faro , fly, of Philadelphia, will epeud (fee , . summer lu Ocean City, having rented , oue of Jos, M. Rowland's apartments j ' on DeLancey place tbrougb H. F. , Stanton. [ Mr. Uuger was lu tbe newepaper , business In Philadelphia some years j ago. During tbe Boer War he repre- , rented tbe Londou Times In South Africa. He saw service 111 that coun- | and was awarded a service medal , uy the English government, which be , prlr.es very highly. Tbls will be Mr. U tiger's first sea- , sou in Ocean City. He Is now In tbe 1 automobile business lb Philadelphia, aud be and bis family will open tbelr I apartments ,'uue 1. Dr. and Mrs H. K Roeaalar.of Philadelphia, entertained a bouse party In ' buugalow, 414 First street, tbls ■ city, during the week. Tbelr guests * Mr, aud Mrs. J. 8. Tomllnaon, . and Mrs. J C. Lehman and Mies Lehman. t Buss l.amber Company . « John Marts, of tbls city, baa pur- ' chased tbe stock of tbe Sea lelc City c Lumber Compauy from lie owner, t, B Aroett. The salrnmcludee everything except tbe officdBSalldlng " aud coal bins. MANY- riSITORS i HERE SONDAY; t Weather Drew * Great Throng to This Pretty i Seashore City. Tbe people of tbi* city bed and en- a Saturday aud Sunday some- c tblog they've been wautlug for some — real summer weather. It was like a July day on Sunday. t About 2 o'clock there waa a heavy [ wind storm, quickly followed by ralo, wblcb fell for more than aa boor. Tbere were a great Dumber of excursionists Id town Sunday, but tbe must of tbem were oottage owners who took advantage of weather condition* to . visit the seashore aud look after tbelr 1 holdings. Tbere were quite a few eurf bathers . tbe day aod tbey found tbe ' water a trifle eool for real eujoymeoL J It may be said, however, tbat tbe eurf ' batblug season here bae been opened. ' Go to Guy's, Tfeuth and Bay, for ' strictly freeb eggs and poultry dreaeed i to order. adv. 68, 8 moa. a

'ATLANTIC CITY TAILOR ( SOUGHT TO END LIFE

Tried Iodyne and Waters of the Bay, but Was Rescued —Sent to Hospital. J Hit dive Into the cold waters of tbe bay about 11.30 o'clock SuDday night drove from the bead of Morels Wolff sou, a tailor, of Atlantic city, all thoughts of ending bis life, aa be told t'blef of Police Scull aud Ctty Solicitor Boswell In tb'e police court Monday Wolfsou baa been Id 111 health for - two years, be said, and at tlmae tbe pains of bis bead and iega and arms ' have been unbearable. He was feeling especially miserable Sunday afternoon • and took a long walk In Atlantic CHy. • Finally be purchased an ounce of - iodyne end took a car -for Pleeaent- ' vllle. ivbere be hoped to find some aa- ' eluded nook and take tbe potaon. 1 Reaching PleasantvUle, be decided to come to Ocean City. He boarded a Shore Fast Line car, aod left It at Bay avenue. Then be walked to Tenth ' street and tbe bay end took tbe Iodyne. Its action wasn't quick enough, eo be ' Jumped Into tbe bay from off tbe abto- - mobile bridge. Ae soon a* ba touched • Ibe cold water, be grew sorry. There ' was aometblng luslde of btm, ba aatd, Ibat made blm feel tbat be should try not to drown, eo be swam and floated abd cried for belp. His cries were beard by one of the watchmen, wbo fired hie pistol flee or 1 six times. Meanwhile, Wolfaon grabbed eome ' of tbe piling of the bridge and bald on ■ until assistance came. It waa fbrto1 note tbat at this time tbe Shore Feet 1 oar due bere about 11.16 came along. Edward Megulre, the ooudoctor, aod Edward Frees, tbe motoraeao, rescued tbe fellow. H. Smith, Ira B. Mat bis, J. L. Doyle end J. O. Ashley, among tboee on tbe ear. Chief of Police Scull went out with Chief Watson in the letter's ear and brought Wolfson to City Hall, where Dr. Herechel Pettlt need tbe stomach pump and fare Wolfsoa other -e With the exeepUon of tbe horning luslde, Wolfsoa appeared aooe the worse for his experlaooe when be faced Pol me Justice Barrows. In hit talk with City Solicitor Beewell. Wolfsoa said tbat oa nrt earn slon two yean ago, while eeffarlag much, he took carbolic add, hat brougbtiround by quick aetdleal treatment. The police officials of Atlantic City were telephoned and areaagsmsuU made lo have the police lake charge of Wolfaon and barn him seat the Atlantic City Hospital for treatAfter Dr. Pettlt had looked Wolfaon over again Monday morning, ha eg pressed tbe belief that Use man should have hospital treatment tor a weJft or two to repair the ilemage done by bis all em pled suicide. Wolfson's wife and two of hie children. e boy and girl— three year aid and they went over to Atlantic Ohy with Wolfaon, wbo waa In charge of Policeman Back. Tbe woman and children wars well dreaeed. Tbe little ones are pretty and bright-looking. Themis aasther child seven years old. Wolfson llvm at 80) North Pennsylvania avenue and la employed as a tailor by Bettord at 801 Atlantic aveHe said ba waa a Koaetaa Jew and hat a brother In New York City. West Cape May, N. J., May SI. 1017 the Republican Voters of the He— tg of Caps May: Subject to the will of Habere of tho Republican party, I hereby announce candidacy for tbe office of Surrogate at tho coming Biplimhar primaries. Being amnied of tbe euppert of a number of tbe members of the party, and lo aooordeoce with their wishes, I em making this annoonow adv., 6-28. It. JAMBB T. HOFFMAN.

Change of Address SIMMS' Delicatessen and Restaurant Now at 822 Boardwalk WILL REOPEN SATURDAY, MAY 26 ¥¥TITH WARM WEATHER COMES

W Underwear Duck Goods White Flannels Panamas

Canvas Oxfords Buckskin Oxfoads i Tennis Shoes Canvas Hats

and many other neccaMUca. WE HAVE THEM ALL Newell Corson OCEAN CITY ::u NEW JBR8SY .