Ocean City Sentinel, 31 May 1917 IIIF issue link — Page 1

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VOL. XXXVII. OCEAN CITY, N. J., THUKSDAV, MAY 3(, 1017. ^ NO. 10

4 A BAY BUNGALOW New, neat, four rooms and bath, on water front near yacht club. 1 he view of ocean, inlet and bay from the piazzas is unsurpassed. Only 51,875 on Attractive Terms This figure is the actual cost of improvements plus of the value of the ground. MASSF.Y & EDWARDS

Ocean City Sentinel R. CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and'Proprietor Si. 00 Per Year, Strictly in Advance. J^JORGAN HAND, ATTORNEY and . i COUNSEL LOR AT- LAW , j "i r-u'f llourt I'ominlMluii.r. Notary l-ubllc. 1 un^lltv tat-KT HOW. J. j JJAWAOFFic'ES \ Apgar & Bos well, | £jAW OFFICES Godfrey, Giddings 4 Read i Kooms sit. lie and n: " Burt i*u tiuiidlng. :: ATLANTIC CITY. N, J. Eyes Eitmined Witboat Drops Kti.rnuterd.1*. Por*lnr»t-<-lMivi Optical rrorl tlirrr is 1.1 !>., n. M > nl ctilne In Plilladelplila ... A. W. ELY ■ aal Atlaallr Arraa. ITLllTtl' CITY, I. J. Precise People; Will appreciate the punctual service .which adds to the de- . light-of dining here. THE — r. Harris Restaurant JflARK LAKE = Undertaker and Embalmer -Pbona U» OCKAN CITY. H.J. ' ATLANTIC ICE COMPANY °-*LC" Pocono Mountain Ice Olloa, 191« Aabury Aw* " .OCEAN CITY N J. " ■ is, larlkardt- HarrcaW.Br.aa H. Hnrkhardt & Co. PLUM BHiU AN IJ HEATING Hut WilPr.Npain and V.jpot Slratlni I COAL, " You Seed Coal. You need Service. You get.l>otli from C. H. SHOEMAKER LUMBER CO. Twelfth and West Avenue Watch and Jewelry Repairing Mayer's Boardwalk. Ocean City 1307 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City EaaeN War* aa Orgaaa Pianos Players . Stanley Learning OHAntTATR llmiiiuanH't.i^f ^Action sriinnl K.tO^IWT.niH HUGHES' PHARMACY Oceaa Crty New Jersey COAL COAL TRY OURS FOR QUALITY C. H. SHOEMAKER LUMBER CO.

1 fa# X. Oood Tin Roofs \ Last 75 Years J ^ J! wlirllirr it be-a ventilator, skylight, chim- ' - enable us to handle any kind of work T~"3 NO R00F L,KE T,N- Absolutely — • — ^ Ip — - - Fire-Proof. The Cheapest and best *■ — lor Roofs. Try It. SMITH ROOFING COMPANY 735 Asbury Avenue Ocean City, New Jersey j HARVEY Y. LAKEj \ real estate '* 838 Asbury Avenue | | Ocean City New Jersey | Don't Value Yourself Too Low ! In. buying I.ifc Insurance many men make the mistake of insuring their Uvea for a small amount because they fear the payment of the * premium on a large sum will embarrass tliem financially. . i Your life has a definite value measured in dollars and cents, measured bv your income, your pros|ieets. the responsibilities of your family. ' Let the Life Insurance, man help you determine your value. I j Don't l»e afraid to insure your life-for what it is worth. By making 1 -regular deposits of a small projioi t ion of your income- in £ Savings I I Account you will not only soon accumulate the first full year's pre- c tniuin, hut you will be able to easily meet suliscqtient premiums as , they fall due. ^ Theo. V. Townsend 7™. ; 952 Asbury Avenue ance Company | automobile supplies bell phone louis w. miller AGENT PON OVERLAND AND WILLYS-KNIQHT AUTOMOBILES AND TRUCKS ocean city. new jersey 1 Ganaoe ano Showroom. Ninth St: and Ocean Aye. CI1AUbCnC.Br.AD WAUIt.lt C. AbbCN , SPRUNG • • ' • ■ I The "Brlf hten-Up" Sea won ■ V TOUCH of paint, tarnish or enamel malfes a wonderful change in appearance. I A full line of .paints, varnishes, enamels, stains, etc., including Caiman's fatuous "ENAMOLIN" will be found at the MODERN STORK. , GHARUES G. READ & GO. A3» Aabury Avenue Ocean City, N. J. J _ I The Ladies' Shop I LOCATED I at the Park Theatre on the Board"walk, and Park Place, will open about the first of June with a full ! line of strictly high grade wearing j apparel for women. ATLANTICCITY STORE 24 South Pennsylvania Avenue Open All the Year Advertise in the Sentinel.

SINKING FUND COMMISSION II BUYS CITY'S BOND ISSUE

Par Value Offered, This Being the Sum of #28,313.32. weekly meeting adopted ttie following le-otutlon relating to the |it«|io>td lie It. Resolved, by the Hoard of t'ommlsloners of Ocean City, New Jersey, der and by virtue of an ordinance, en I _ titled. "An ordinance authorizing Hie issuance of bunds of Ocean City. New I Jersey. In the principal sum of $2S.- ; HIS 32 for ttie purpose of funding pay--■■tents heretofore made out of current I U expense-, which payments could have | '• from the issuance nf bonds, and pro- 1' . vldmg for the payment of the prlncl-'i k follows: » f y Putted Stales nf America City of OceanU'iiy - Funding Bond. Know all men -by IheST' presents. ^ that Ocean . City . tu the I'outily of s < 'ape May, a municipal c<il|«iratlnii of the State of New "Jersey, hereby ac- | knowledges Itself Indebted, and for | value received promises '{ii pay to the I hearer, or. If Hits bond be regl-tered. | to the registered holder hereof the | sum of f Ikillars (f ) on the | fifteenth day of- June, 19 , together i with Interest thereon from the date I hereof at the rate of four and one-half I per centum per annum, payable semi- | annually ou the fifteenth day of De E cember and the fifteenth day of June. 1 f surrender of the annexed coupons I I as they severally' become due, or. if F this boud be converted Into a regis- < t "tered bond, to the registered holder 1 ■ hereof, lioth principal aud Interest 1 ' of tills boud are payable In gold coin • ■ of ttie fulled Stales of America of Die t present standard of Weight and tl 1 nances, or Its equivalent, at ttie First National llank of Ocean fit} . at Ocean ■ City, New Jersey. This bond may be I registered as to prluelpal by the holder lu bis name on the books of the dtrec- • lor of revenue and nuance of Ocean * noted bereou. after which no valid transfer hereof shall be made except ou said books uulll after registered . transfer to liearer. Such registration r Shall not effect the negotiability of the t coupons, wblcb shall continue to pass ] • by delivery. At the request of Die I holder this bond will be converted Into I ■a reglst -red bond, and the coupuns 1 annexed hereto detected aud cancelled ' f Continued on fourth Pace.) ■

" SCHERMERHORN f OFFERS CRUISER it Leonardo is Inspected by Officials of the Navy Department. ( j office of llie FoiirttkNavHt lu-trict: " V\ c sckn n w ledge w itli thanks your 1. 1-1"*"- sinl consequently llietioveriimeul J liiit II is extremely probable that in (lie future she will lie of considerable value. Yard, Philadelphia: ' 1'lieXaval Hoard' , w lit Inspect your boat. Leonardo. Tuesday afternoon. I'lea-e have some one r aboard with keys and to give liiforuiaP "Ension AVtf.tzlt-illlllY. ' "U. S. N." , TENNIS TOURNAMENT f l-alrloilc C'ondlllon. at Hit- Vschl Club's Tenuis Cnnrls. Hecause of war conditions, there will be no championship tennis tournaI inenl ou the Ocean City Yaclil Club's , lentils courts tins summer, r Instead, a patriotic tenuis tourua- . tuetil will be held, the profits In be ; No trophies will be ollered. Cerllfii cates will be given, however. Tlie , will atari Saturday, AuThese plans are In accordance with Hie recent decision of the National Thomas. M. Scolt, chairman, and othel members of the commlllee, are the events at Hie yaclil chili llll/le prophecies and Hie world war First Haptt-t Church lllble Class of men Sunday. One prophecy from . and two from Daulel were aud next week the "last pro* phetlc week Kf Daniel's seventy week's vision." will be discussed. All melt welcume.

YACHT CLUB TO HAYE BUSY TIME First Race of the Season, I Catboat Class, Saturday, Jane 30. Saturday. July It One de-)gu cat- < Saturday, July 21 Second regalia 1 S. J. K A and Ocean City Yachl Saturday. July 2S One design cat- 1 Saturday. August 1 — One-design ' Saturday. August I8~4)ue-de*lgu cat boats, race No 9. at Ocean City Yarjit Club. , I Saturday, August - 2i— One-design cat-boats, race No. 10. at Ocean City ' Saturday. September 1— One-design ' cat-boats, race No. II, at Ocean City Monday, September 3— One design cat-boats, race No. 12. at Ocean City ' Yacht Club. AH one-design cat-tioat races are tor the Samuel C I'arls trophy. I * — I "s The mem her. of I he Get -Together Sewing Circle of Frankford. Philadelphia, have been spending a pleasaut I two weeks as the guests of Mrs. Davie I at her collage, 142a Asbury avenue. I Among the jolly bfitich were Mrs c Tresley, Mi— Tie- ley, Mrs. MeUotiigal,. 1 Mre. Clarence Summer-, 2d, I larence j Summers. 3d, Mrs. Donley/ Miss Davis e and Miss McGontgal. Mis. f'alge en- j iwrlal Friday evening. ( »*w Dental Parlors | William McLaiuthllu, a summer cottager here, who Is connected with a large dental establishment 111 Phlla delphia, was In this city Tuesday and l Wednesday overseeing the Installs- r Hon of the new and U|>-to date equip- 1 uienl hi-tlie dental parlors of Dr. Wll- > aon Y. Christian, 809 Central-avenue , Mr. McLaughlin owns a collage ou a Fourth street and Is a great admirer 1 of Ocean City. u

H. C. LINCOLN TO ' DIRECT MOSIC Chorus Leader * in Town as Guest of Baptist Preacher. H. C. Lincoln, oT Philadelphia. 1 with his wife, visited Ocean City Friday. They came from Allautic City to call upon the Kev. M M. Lewis pastor of Ihe First Baptist Church, ' aud make preliminary arrangements for the summer music. > Mr Llocolo will have charge of the music at Ihe First Baptist Church from Suuday, July l.uutll Labor -Day ■ and the prospects for a season of much activity Id Baptist Church circles 111 1 resort are bright. Mr. Lincoln Is 1 one of Philadelphia's leading directors j of church musical choruses. | It was agreed tbet Mr. Lincoln will lake complete charge of the music of < the Baptist services, commencing July I. Ou the fifteenth the evening ser- I vices will be carried to the Fogg's Pier 1 Under Mr. Llnoolu'a leadership this , season the Baptist music promises to I - be second to none. The Baptist friends who ere to sum- < mer Id Ocean City this season will be 1 looked for at the corner of Teuth street and Wealey avenue. / 1 The children of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the local public ecbools, accompanied by their teachers, spent Saturday Id picnic style lu a , woods at Petersburg. They all en- , Joyed their outing. Mayor Kicbard C'rouecker, of Sea Isle City, waa elected chairman or ibe county Democratic committee at a meeting of the executive commlllee at Cape May Conrt House Saturday afieruoon. He succeeds E. O Howell, Jr , of Avalon. wbeJs now a second lieutenant at Fort Niagara City Commissioner Campbell aud Wardell Hlgbee, of this city, were at the meeting. .181b and Cautral avenue Corner lot 90x100 feel. Appbr any agent. H. U. Klelufeldrr, Uhruside. Pa. 5, 10 If. Daring -ibe Orel two weeks It May. bagthlog Friday, May itU.lhe bow Hug alleys lu lbs Bowling Casino will be open Friday, Saturday and Monday " evenings. Begtnnlog Tuesday, May 1Mb, alleys will be open day aod evening dartog Ibe aeasoa of 1917 ad*. 5,3, U.

■ : * DANCE PARTIES AT YACHT CLUB . ii Opening Card Party Will be Held Friday Evening, 11 Jane 8. „ As usual, there will be many card and dance parties at the Ocean City 11 Yacht Club this season, and Ihe com* ^ millee lu charge nf these events plans - make Ihe summer an especially en1 one for the members and the Ir (' I There will be card parties ou Friday " ' evenings, June 8, IS and 22 c The opening reception and dance " ■ 'members aud gueala will be on Saturday, Juue 23. The dancing classes will start Thure- ' day, June 28, In charge of Ihe Misses ' Hegar. The children's class will start Frl- - day morning, June 29, at 10 o'clock u ' and continue throughout the season ' There will be a card party Friday evening, June 28, aud a dance fur g members only Saturday evening, c June 30. > The Kev Marple M. Lewis, pastor d 1 of the First Baptlsr Church of this f ' city, left here Tuesday for Peikasle, ® where be will take a few days' rest, , accompeuled by bis family. I e Office equipment couslBliiigof-deslts, , 1 irw lvi-1 chairs, straight back chairs, HI- I t Ing cahlnels safe, typewriter, sectional ■ bookcases, tables, etc. I H N. Heulings, j • adv., 3 29 tf. Ocean Cuy, N. J. Boom Wanted. I Young man working wishes small ' room until October whb board, or sui- ' per, with private family near Seventh aud Asbury ave. Moderate price. Adr dress M , Sentinel Office, ad*. It. Wantek.— Boy, companion to cripple boy, summer Ocean City, wberl- • chair, go movies, Sundays church , I He*. Hlggnns, 812 8. Fifty-seven I h, , 'f Pblla . Pa. Stale wages, adv. 1 24 8 t , r Board wanted Juue to September, >• young man. cripple. Address Bar. ■ Dr. Hlgguoa. SU 8. 67tb si reel, Phlla- 1 del pb la. Pa. edr^SM.SL 1

CARS WILL ALL 1 RUN ON ATLANTIC AVENUE

Service on WeslcyAvenne C | Above Nipth Street This Summer. Either Ihe latter part of this wedE4 or early next week, additional cars 0 will be placed In operation by (be trolley company | The cars will run every half hour mn-t of the day. for the pres- t ent. from Seventh street and Bay ave- - rue loFifty-nlntrf street. All cars will be run on Atlantic avethis year, none being operated on Wesley avenue 'excepting between t Ninth and Kleveutb streets. ( It will be well for Ocean City rest and cottagers to keep ibis lu mind, so that they may nol put In t or fifteen minutes waiting fur a car ou Wesley avenue above Nlolh w. C.T. V. Meeting. ® The Oceau City W. C. T.' U. will . hold Hie last meeting fur the season Wednesday afteruoou, Juuefi. at the Hotel Lorralue. All membei-s are urged lo he present and It Is earnestly requested all dues for Ibe year be |iald. Fertilizer manufacturing company desires salespersons, either male or female.' tu sell lu their locality high grade lawn dressings and fertilizers scientifically prepared to overcome seashore soil conditions. Product Is odorless, sanitary aud' noo weed prool gauranleed analysis aud i packed lu bags of cuuventeiil weight all users. Add re-s, Sales Manager, Active Chemical tJo.. 1210 Kalghn avenue; Camden, N. J. adv., 5 17. 81. O. H. Henry Co., Inc., have Ju>t completed extensive alterations. Including enlargement of store and Idstalliug new aud larger Ice box: Tbauk- , our many patrons for past patron we are now equipped to give you end prompter service then In the past edv , 4 5, If Fob Sale or Bent — Flrst-clmas Ice cream parlor aDd candy atore. 942 ffcean City, N. J. Address I W. Shaffer Smith, 1. Heyday Apia , . Atlantic Cily, N. J. Adv., 8-22. tf. 1 FOB Sale — Lot No. 576. Section D ' — Sixteenth street eud Asbury avenue —Ocean -City, N. J. Address Mrs. J. U. Campbell, AHeuburst, N. J. adv. 5-2. 6L Kefim-d young ladies wauled " as waitresses, splendid opportunities fur ■ summer. F. C. Slmms. 885 Wealty avenue. adv., 4-19, tf. For Saul— Cigar ease In 0 rat-class . condition, aud two small National cash - registers. Frank B Darby. 761 Aabarjr avenue. Ad*., 8-15, tf. i

LIGHTS WENT OUT ON GOY. STOKES But It Was After He Had Made Speech — People Sang Daring Storm. As e man who spreads the light, as , - one whose brilliancy has rarely been lieeu - up again-i li^ In Ihe light prop-' . on-llion on the two occaslous he has , been here within the last few years. Governor Stokes "got by" last Sun- , day evening. Ou the other occasion, a , few years ago. the lights went out just as he was alsiul to speak , With His stnrm raging, with airemeiidnus holt putting Ihe bglila nul of service in the church. Dr. Ivulp asked I the |ieople to coiue hack to the pews. With Harry Lake at the organ, there j a-rre no lack of leaders at the singing "fesl" that fallowed. Dr. Allen Cor . ■on. Dr. J. Thornley Hughes, FMward I M. Hutlou and Burrows C Marshall a'ere among, those '"upfront." ' Outside Ihe lightening crashed. In | Ihe church lliere was uo confusion. lu Ibe height of the storm. Dr. always real, a true Christian. ' was in touch with his people and the { vl"ltq£s. | LUTHERAN SERVICES \ atari Here tor trie season 1 Huudsi, July s. Lutheran Church services will be , held lu Ocean City as usual during ! the summer season, and there will be special music at all services. 1 The speakers will be as follows: , Sundays, July 1 and 8. Hit- Kev. I Ulrleb, of Trinity Chorch, ' Philadelphia; July 15 and 22, the Hev. ( C. Holt. nan, of the Nativity, Philadelphia; July 29. the ltev. Arthur < Michler, of the Iiicaruatlun. Philadelphia; August 6. Ihe Hev. F. A. UoW. ' ers, of All Saints' Church, Pblladelplila; Auguat 12 and 19, ihe Iter. E. J P. Pathecher, of Holy Communion ® Church; August 211 and Se|itemher 2, tbe-Kcv. A. D. Mclutosb, pastor of Trinity Church of NorrMown. A reception Is to be gA'en the grad- | listing Class of the Ocean City High t School tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock the high school bulldtug. A mu- " steal aud literary program will be tendered. The parents of the high I school pupils are Invited, as are all ' Hie members of (he alumul association . of the high school. .,

HAKE PLENTIFDL IN THE BAY James W. Lee, in 30 Years, Has Never Seen 80 Many Fish. \ Not In the last 80 years were bake, khigtMi, more plentiful, tban at preeeut, according lo Capt. James W. Lee, of Ibis city. Three fish ere not being cmugbt with and line, or were not a few days when Capt. Lee got 19 bake aud IS weakllali by means of a gill not. Capt. John Knott, who Is In charge of ibe Shore Llue bridge at tbe Ocean City eud. lauded 10 weaktlsb and five bake. Chief of Police Scull says Ibat herring were sold here on Saturday at the rate of 11.10 a dozeu, a most unusual price for ibeae fish. First class Butcher wanted. Apply Cbllds' Store, Ocean City, New Jer"*y Adv., 1L

MANY NEW TEACHERS FOR ! CITY'S BIG SUMMER SCHOOL " Red Cross Work Will be a

Fcatnre of Sessions This Season. k There will be a number of new teachers comprising tbe faculty of tbe Ocean City State Summer Scbool, . Which will open Ibis yeer on Monday, July 2, and close Saturday, August 4. » There will be sessions six daya.a week. Prof. T. O. Sensor, director of all tbs Stale summer schools, always makes ■ tbe Oceau City Stale Summer Scbool 1 Ills headquarters. * Following are tbe namea of tboae ' who will comprise tbe facolty of tbe James M. Slevens, A. M., principal, ' geometrical drawing, city auperlotan- ' dent of Ocean City Schools. 1 J. J. Savliz.Ph.D., psychology, principal of Stale Normal Scbool, Trenton. Fred. P. Beagle, B.A., Industrial I Arts (shopwork). director of maoual Hans Skalwold, assistant In shopwork, manual treiulng Instructor, Ocean City. I Charlotte Herckner, Industrial arts (handwork), director of manual trainI ing, Hackensack. I Francis W. Glelsner, assistant In Industrial arts (handwork). Mary Whlllock, supervisor of sew1 lug. New Brunewlck. Augusta Strobm. assistant In aewlog. Emma Brlllon, drawing, supervisor uf drawing, Trentou. Georgia McPlierson, assistant In ' drawing, assistant supervisor of drawTreuton. Morris Green berg, drawing, teaching uf drawiug. Commercial Hfgb Scbool, Brooklyn, Jf. Y. Catherine M. Zisgen, music, snper- , visor of music, Trenton. Helen P. Bead, assistant In muaic. W. H. Sblpe, It. A., elementary pby- ; May Conrt House. Katbryo L. Smith, aaslelaot In pbyLaura E. Woodward, U. 8. history and civics, geography and Kagllsh . science department Montclalr Normal Scbool. Freuoea Uowdy, oooklng, teacher of ' cooking. New York City. Mary Walling, oooklng, teacher of r cooking, New York City. Sarah O. W hillock, priodpal of scbool of Observation, principal of Lord ' Stirling School, Naw Brunswick. Hannab M. Chew, methods of teaching elementary subjects, priodpal of Culver School, MllltUla. Julia M. Meier, psychology add 1 school management, vice priodpal ' Scbool of observation, Trenton. J. M. McCallle, Ph.D., epedal psychology, history of education, priodpal of Franklin School, Trap too. Mabel M. McHeury, literature and - English composition, Mlllvllle High i Scbool teaclier of Eoglleb. Agnes B. Hummer, penmanship, spelling, arithmetic, Iqstroctor State ' Normal Scbool at Trenton. Eda (J. Wlllard, general history and Stales blatory, Instructor State i Normal Scbool at Newark. George C. Baker, A. M., algebra, 1 geometry, school management, supervising principal, Mooreatown, N. J. A. E. BroWn, physical training, supervisor of physical training, Traoton. .

Anna B. Cressman, physical training, physical training lustrnetor, Osr:r mantown High Scbool. PhUaddphla. | Fannie M. Hereon, R. N., domestic 1 bygleoe, first aid and nursing, grad aale of McKluley Hospital Training Scbool. Trenton, N. J.; post-graduate „ of Mount Sinai Hospital Training Scbool. Naw York City, and of tba Neurological Institute, New York City. Laura B. Estlow, school of o baser aFanny Cbeyney, school of obaarvai, tlon. ,1 Nellie Lair, school of observation. Berths Scott, school of observation. ' Dr. Lotua D. Coffmeo, achoolmaa h ler'e week, Dean of tbe University of rs Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. d Albert B.Mersdltb, A. M., school organisation and secondary vdooettoo , ass latent commissioner of sdoooUoo In e charge of secondary education, u Lewie H. Corrta, A.M., school or- ' Educatlon lo charge of Industrial education, (Deluding agriculture. Calvin N. Kendall, LL D., an peris vision of schools, Coram tsetoo or of ,, Edocatlop. ^ ^ ^ ^ y Go^to Oct's, Tsolh and &^^ov ' tooriSer!™*11 W *°ad v?^i^' i'moe. '

Change of Address SIMMS' Delicatessen and Restaurant I Now at 822 Boardwalk WILL REOPEN SATURDAY, MAY 26 TfTITH WARM WEATHER COMES mm i - — ■* -

| [ml Underwear V V Duck Qoods ; » T White Flannals Panamas

Canvas Oxfords Buckskin Oxfords Tennis Shoes Canvas Hats

and many other necessities. WE HAVE THEM ALL Newell Corson OCEAN CITY nil NEW JERSEY ' __H -