OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

VOL. XXXVII. * OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY. U Alt(ll 14. I!>1S. NO. 51

Ocean City Sentinel OCIA^JSITV, IM . J. r. CURTIS ROBINSON Editor and Proprietor $1.00 Per Year. Strictly in Advance. attoknevs-at-i.a w. Morgan HAND' ATTORNEY and CPU NSELLOR AT LAW, CAFE lit COI KT HOI »■ '■ (OppovU* Public BuMaioiniOffices Apgar & Boswell, i~ LAW OFFICES Godfrey 4 Redd atlantic city. n. j. JPURMAN B. WILLIS i. Attorney at Law 9-52 Asbnry Avenue Ocean City,. N. J. .tIKDICAL DR W. F. HAINES COR. NINTH AND WESLEY AVE oc«" cpv- fc, a. Florence Brick Haines COR. 9TM AND WOBLCV AVE HCCH A NO-THERAPIST t: °es: Allen Corson, H. D. - 816 Wealey Avenue Ocean City New Jersey JJERSCHIiL l'ettit, m. d. 807 wesley ave. ocean city, new jersey omoe Hour.: * raw a. m. Botb Pbooe. ^ : ' Qr. Wilson Y. Christian ►■DentiHt" 809 Central Avenue Bell Phone," 162. Booth Phones NiohtBeli. Hughes' Central Pharmacy (th and Wealey Ave. Ocean City, N.J l'botie 245-W JflARK LAKE Undertaker and Embalmer 'Pbooe 1W OCEAN CITY. N.J. Constant Practice The Ocean City Title andTrustCompany was established "on the prin- j ciplea of sound banking " and tlioroughness i n safeguarding every dollar of deposits has been its constant practice. We welcome the opportunity to care for your banking requirements. Checking Accounts are solicited. Ocean City . Title and Trust Company OCEAN CITY, N. J. C. I LAKE ...REAL ESTATE AGENT.. MB AJbury Avanne. Ooaas City. N.J. Lota forma. Ootlacea for rent. COAL 1 COAL TRY OURS FOR QUALITY C. H. SHOEMAKER LUMBER CO. Twelfth aadWeat ArNN

We offer For Sale an Ocean City Home in a very central and desirable location here. House splendidly constructed, slate roof, high solid brick basement suitable for business purposes ; hot water j beat, white enamel finish, 8 bedrooms, furnished. ' j An exceedingly' comfortable and convenient lipnie for an all-}'ear resident, at same time offering opjwrtunity for nice income from renting rooms during season. Although three-quarters furnished, ( price is less than house alone is worth. For par- , ticulars inquire, ' 0 , 1 y Massey & Edwards [ ^ Eighth ^and Central Ave. , t , and ■ leaky roof will be apt to result in -^^ka^ed 1 1 SMITH ' S ^ *i M The Tin Smith ' y r~i • ' 735 Asbury Ave. Phona 7.J-W | All Kinds of Outtara SIMMS' ! RESTAURANT and DELICATESSEN \ 822 Boardwalk P Closed far the Winter e L — — — — — — — — — — — — J I I — »- - X' " ' t A War Economy Greed Everj^loyal American will help his Country by adopting this Creed: t Reduce Waste \ Eliminate Extravagence Practice Thrift Waste is always inefficient ; extravagance in war-time is unpatriotic — both -should_be shunned? ^ Thrift leads to national progress and 1 personal independence. Get on the right road today by opening an Interest Bearing Account with this Institution. • , ! FIRST milOXil BtlK OCEAN CITY, N. Over the Top ^ Our boys over in France are anxious to go over the top and according to all accounts they

arc giving the Huns all they deserve. All \ praise and honor to our boys in khaki. If We J are trying to go over the top in Ocean City by ■ giving you a dependable store. A great many 1 people that formerly bought from mail order houses and Philadelphia stores are our regular 1 customers now. New spring goods arriving ' daily. Watch for further announcements. We will have a very important suggestion to make to you very soon. G. H. STEELMAN Clothing, Shoes, Hats and Gents' Furnishings 831-833 ASBURY AVENUE - Call at the Sentinel Printing House if yon desire first-class work. '' Orders promptly filled.

THE REV. GEORGE W. YARD APPOINTED TO THIS CITY

Pastor of First M. E. . | Church Popular, Energetic Young Man. the Woodsto* ii Si K. I hutch f„i the I be New Jereey t -.inference ■» |.».i .1 of the Firm M. E. Church "f • > B Kulp. who liat been appointed t« New" Kruu.wick. The Rev. Mr. Yerd in very much esteemed by the Meibodim. of Wuod-I

regret. Tbey all deelred -bl» return lo Woodstown. where he bse been elnce March of 1914. Mr. Yard, who in a youtig man of pleaelug personality and full of energy, apent three yean at Dickln.on College, going thence lo Princeton ul verelly. where he graduated afier Iwo years. He eulered the New Jer-ey ference In 1WJS, and wen elaliuiied Brunswick before being eeul lo Wood*The Imperial Hotel, at Tenth atreet and Central avenue, which ha« been closed during the winter, will reopen at Easter for I he season of 1818 MrC. Oelzel and her daughter. Miss Oelzel, will be pleased at that lime lo welcome former guests and also look after the comfort of other visitors. There were unusually heavy wind, here all day Sunday and well Inle night. Chimneys were blown off several coltages In dlllereut sec lions of the city, but uo teally serious damages were reported.

The Rev. Geok«p. W. Yaki» Pastor of the First if. E. Church

FIREMEN HELP LOCAL RED CROSS of Three of the Companies Make Doua- j tions of Money. Three of tie local volunteer fire com. paules have made donations of inoney to the local Red Croaa Branch. In response to the appeal of the Red Cross' finance committee. The members of the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company, No: I. nave decided to contribute $6 a month lo the Red Cross Branch for the period of a year. The company has made it. first ' payment. ^ The Reliance Company, at Its meet- ' ing Thursday evening, decided not « _ only to give $30 to the Red Cross, but t Defense. | This company bad been planning to bold Ita annual "Ladles' Night" this ' (Thursday) evening, but It was agreed ■ that under the present war conditions I It would be best to Indefinitely post 1 pone tble atlalr. The members of the Liberty Fire The members 01 the Liberty rire »

Company, at a meeting Thursday eve- « nlng, decided to -make a donation of X lo the Red Cross Hrancb here. It " Is the thought of the company to rnakr V a like contribution to the Red Cruse '■ some time toward the late spring. p Thomas H. Htggtus, a well-known Cheater man. Is now publisher of the Bomers' Point Record... His son, Alfred Higglns, Is the editor. Associated 0 with them as advertising manager Is 1 B. M. Kana. Tbey promise to make ( the paper as snappy as It was under 1 the editorial management of Charles t H. Collins, who Is now In the coup- ' try's service at Camp Dlx. Farm proprrlr lor Hale. Farm property worth $4000 at $3200 ' to quickest buyer. 60 or mure acre, at ' Beavtlle. Cape May County. N.J .on main shore road runulug from Ocean City to Cape May City, 250 yards from Reading Railroad statluu. About 1 14 acres good cleared ground, 5 ecres woodland, 10 ecres meedow, with outlet Into Inland waterway, aud 32 acres of growing oak. Frame bouse. 6 " rooms, witb cellar, out bulldpig., etc Bwain T. Uodfkey, Hammoutou, N. J. 3 adv., 2. 28, 8t. Fob Balk.— Nine-room cottage, fur ntibsd, all convenience,. ceulral location, UW Asbury aveuue, Oceau City, N.J. Apply Hie Asbury avenua or m Wealey eve. Bale price, $2600. adv., 2, 7, 8 mo*.

NO CARD GAMES IN CLUB HOUSE r* One of the Rulings to be Enforced by New Anglers' j Organization. ganlzallons In this oily, and this'ls 1u the club Imu-r ■ MAIL LETTERS EARLY e °,,C "on oBcesltr'"0n j press upon busliiessTnen . the great ad- " vantage lo J>e gained by both I he post itfiicv department and the public If • In l)ie day. but as frequently as may It would also lend to relieve conges- „ would make II a regular practice lo u have all 'e"|r" ■"d circular mall, as I- bearing uncancelled stamps, properly k aud long letters separated. Mrs Kalherlne Halllday and fam1. ily have rented, tliruugh the agency „. for a year. Mrs. Halllday has resided „ iii Ocean City for several years, but spent flie past wluler In Atlantic Clly.

PROPERTIES ARE RENTING EARLY Indications Point to Satisfac- ' tory Season Here, Says Harry F. Stanton. . Kvery mdlcmliuit. In my Judgmenl. | -ali-fa. p.ry -easoiis Ocean City ever lias enjoyed " said Harry F Stantou. . j /Hie renting of properties Is Goth ,prvi.s:j: 1 could be expected i'biladelpbla has 1 l-een Invaded by an army of thou- « ; -and- of men and their families. 1 1 '■ brought there with the demands of 1 1 • 1 1 lie w ar work. Many of Ibese people I nature. Ihey are going to gel all Ibe " largely of Improved properties, aud I when yog consider llie prices at which Ihey cap be bought, as compared with what It would cost to build tbem today, they certaluly can be placed In ■ he bargain class. Another point > which Is generally overlooked, and w hich I couslder a wonderful field for I the far-sighted Investor, Is the ground slong the oceau front as farsonlli as . Thirtieth or Thirty-fifth streets. Much l of this Is offered at prices thai are rif dlculously low. It will be only a few years before a movement will eet In r that will result lu the building of r beautiful residences along this front In I Oceau City, aud this will mean an advance lu value that will make large . profile for those wbo lake advantage of . present opportunities and sit tlgbt for 0 "Wesley avenue Is the natural ocean S boulevard, and. with Ita opening, ., which Is also sure to come, It will y mske one of ibe most teautlful sect lions and driveways, flanked by baDdsouie homes, of w'blcb II Is possible lo Form confirmation Claaa. t A continuation class baa been . formed by the rector, the Rev. J. W. Watts, of Holy Trlulty Kplecopal on d church, this city. It will meet Bun1 days at 8 p. m. at 1026 Asbury aveDue. >. To it the public la Invited.

FISH STORIES * SET TO MUSIC , ' ' 1 South Ocean City FoHt Will ^ Have Great Time at a, 1 "Booster Dinner." ' Writing to the Sentinel, Charles A. Kllnk says: A ( "Those Interested In the develop- < inettl of Mouth Ocean City have , arranged for a -Booster Dinner' at , the Hotel Adelphle Philadelphia, at | 6 30 o'clock 011 Thursday eveulog, | March 21. 1 "Every property owner and every sojourner Is Invited. Formal Invlla- | lions will be sent lo everyone, but the , list In the bauds of the committee Is , not complete*. "If you fall lo get an Invitation

greatly oblige 4he committee by writ- 0 mg to Mr. H. Waiter Herrolh. 320 „ West I,ogan street. Philadelphia, slat- v that you will be on hand, and a ,, place will be reserved for you. e ' "There will be music and flslt storTbe Melbodlst and Presbyterian , congregations on Sunday jolued In \ the services of the Presbyterian f Church. This was the sixth and last , service of llie kind, and uext Sunday , Cottage centrally located with all , . modern Improvements, Including beater furnished or uufurnlsbed. Ap* , ; ply SENTINEL Office. adv. tf. . Wanted.— A maid for cooking and t general house work at 929 Wesley „ avenue. Liberal wages will be paid. . Permaneul situation If ^etored.^ ^ 3 Legal papers of all descriptions, Inrludiug wills, are carefully drawn by R. Curtis Roblnsou at his office, "44 Asbury aveuue, Ocean City, N. J. adv. Money to loan on first mortgage. Apply K. Curtis Roblnsou, ageul, "44 Asbury avenue, Ocean City, N. J. adv.. If. ir Fob Balk.— Overland Ruuabou1 (18101 . Brack lay, 9J0 Asbury are. adv, 3-21, t

THERE WILL BE COAL HERE I FOR EASTER COTTAGERS

| No Grounds for ^HfportB Said ^ to be ScalltK Some Phlladelphians. It bas been reported to the Sentinel that some of the residents of Pblladel- j pbla owning cottagesor apartmenU lo t City are extremely anxlons to | come to tbls resort for tbelr customary f outlug, but are a'raid to do so t because nt rumors that tbay will not , be able to buy coal here. Tbey need have no fear on tbla ae | count, the Sentinel la aasured by Clly 1 Commissioner William H. Campbell. I ' ho Is president of the Consumers' Ice ' : and Coal Company. There will be suf- ] llcient coal for tbelr use here during , thereafter, Mr. Campbell saye. . Bo, Mr. Cotuger, don't atay away , ' from Ocean City at Easter, or for some ' days before Easter, because of any faar " of lack of coal. It may be said in tble connection ' winter now closing tbal Ocean City

did uot have coal. There were one or two occasions. It Is admitted, -when supply was low aDd cu^omera not given a ton when Ihey asked for II. hut no one suffered because coal could uot be obtained. lu the First M. E. Church tbls eve nlug, Miss Carrie Barnea will deliver address on "Home Missionary Bbe will emphasize tbat phase of- It that appeala to yooeg aud calls for tbelr beat eflort. A silver offering will be received. ■IX per CesL^tnTtsraienls, T" I bare for sale, at 1 per c«Dt. pre1 inium, Stone Harbor Borougb 1m- ! provemeut Certificates, beartug 6 per. ' cent. Interest, payable semi-annually, in foOO.no denominations. Tbase are free from Income taxea and ordinary 1 taxea Apply to Lewla T. Stevens, f Borougb Solicitor, Cape May. N. J. adv., 2 24, 41. Lost —Fox fur oeck-pleca, either 1- 1 '-st or taken by mistake, from Proy gresslve League rooms, Monday avan4 Ing. Finder please return to Senti- '. n el office. adv. 8-7. 2L Fob Rent.— Apartments, beatad; it partly furnished, or without furniture. Baa Thorn, next to Post C^fflcw ^ ^ il Fob Sale.— Washing machine and wringer. Cheap. Address B Sentinel office. adv.

' 1* NEW WHARF WORK ! SOON TO STARTL ; E. A Corson is Having Con- " I crete Piling Prepared at f Fourth Street. ' Fvert n A C tl I ct -I Fourth street. It will Ee every at 1. . street by Mr Cor-on. Lloyd Seaman Is „ engaged lu the w ork of casting r | the concrete, piling. Two of these p . piling are ca-l In a day There are to f. , be 45 of these piling u-ed. The piling > are 26 feet long, Is inches wide aud S u , on Ibe grouud, aud Mr. Corson ex- a , i pects soon to -lart the w ork of putting n I In Ibe creosoted piling, a number of „ . which will be u>ed lu- addition to the a 1 concrete piling. a . Mr. Corsou. who 1. Interested In Itie • Twelfth street drain contract, about w half of which Is completed, -ay- tbat ■ . tbe material I- all on tin- gtouud for | . this work, which Is lo I* pushed as c 1 rapidly all possible. • c 1 tract lo build Ibe section of new Shore I ,. Road, from E. V. Corson's corner to \ 3 Palermo station (a distance of Wo and I t one-half miles), bas begun ttie'W-ork J 1 of gelling the needed sand and stone ( r on tbe ground. If laborers can be ob- | I taiued for this work, as well as the t s other contracts. Mr. Corson hopes lo I 1 have all completed at as early a day I - at possible. 1 1, DISTRIBUTE BIRDS < if - U Assembly mmi l.wkr H .-crises I I- Basr Engtisb PhrsMsls. < c Asremblyman Mark Lake on Mod- ' •' day Jfecelved a number of EuglUb ' " rlug iieck~ed phea-ants at bis home In < tbls city.' 'He bad these d4-lrlbuted lu I 0 several parts of Upper Township, I f; which Is adjacent lo Ocean City. I " There will be about 800 of these : •' birds aent to Assemblyman Lake, who , ■' will have tbem dlstrlbuled lu tbe 0 farming communities of Cape May Oouuty. I Buy s Collage Here. I J. M. Cheater A Co. have sold tbe I • collage 802 Peuulyn place, owned by , D Seymour Davis, to a Philadelphia . business man. wbo plans to occupy tbe bouse during the coming summer 1 season.

phicadelphian : boys cottage! 1 Anxious to Do Bnsi- 1 ness on Sunday, So Waited ' Till Monday. 1 : David W. Banks,'- a Philadelphia 1 public accountant, and family vlalted 1 City for the first time tbe latter part of laat week. They were looking 1 a cottage for the seaaoo, preferring 1 bay a bouse If tbey found odc tbat suited tbem. Mrs. Banka visited Clayton Halnea Brick's offices, among others, on Sat- ' urday, but found tbat he was out of . for the day. They ascertained, , Incidentally, that his place of business closed on Sundays, wblcb, tbey said, suited tbem, so Mrs. Banks re- : malned brre until Moudsy morning. i when she purchased, through Mr. Brick, tbe Seymour Davis collage at 80H Pannlyn place. This Ihey will occupy during Ibe coming -eason. - Mr. Bauks and family heretofore r have gone 10 Wlldwood , Fresh roasted peauut-! Th> cheapest way to buy peanum, gel them at B Ware's. 24c per pound. adv.. 3-7. 2t

FREEHOLDER FOX'S FRIENDS GAYE HIM BIG SURPRISE — ' — — • ■ • ' . • -

| HcIpHim Celebrate His Birthday Anniversary in a Royai Manner. j It was "Jack" 'Fox nlgbt at the 'Ocean City Republican Club Tuesday I evening, tbe occasion being the flfty- | eighth blrthdey anniversary of the well-known political leader of . the Ward, who bas ably represented not only hi- bailiwick but tbe whole clly on the Cape May County Board of Freeholders for eighteen years. Kvery walk of life In Ooean City was represented by the men gathered lu the club rooms to honor and felleL isle Freeholder Fox on tbe annlver•sry of bis natal day. The allalr was In the way of a big surprise to Mr. Fox— at least In tba number of bis friends thus gathered. He had an tnktlug »f "some doings." the occasion was greater than ha expected. Around a chandelier In the center of room was the -rim of a wagon wheel, decorated with red, white BDd blue, end on lop of tbe rim were many small caudles. These were lighted when Mr. Fox eulered tba and he was asked to blow tbem out. but lieexttngulsbed them with tba Icecream, cake, coffee and punch served and cigars were passed around, and then Clayton Hainan ' Brick, as master of ceremonies, took charge of matters, calling upon Dearly veveryouc present to say a few words. S|>eeches were made by R. W. K«l wards. Mayor Champion, Prof. O. Relchly, Everton A. Corson, tba William A. Moore, of Saavtlla, of the Peaoe Frank H. Wan, Commissioner George O. Adams, H. Nolly. Fire Chief Wateoo, 1 F. Nabb, Assemblyman Mark 1 Lake, llie Rev. Joeeph B. Kulp, I. W. City Treasurer O. B. Scull, Clly Tax Collector K W. Burleigh, the Rev. Cherlee H. Buhner, City Harry A. Morris, Building Inspector William 8. Johnson, Barnard 1 City Solicitor Andrew C. Boa wall. Dr. J. Thornlay Hog has, . William R. Hughes, Harry L. SmI'h, I Samuel Dixon, Charles R. Bill wet! of I the Ocean Clly Title and Treat Oom1 pany, Frank H. Piatt, Ira S.' ChamJesse Slephenaon, R. H. VanGilder. Clly Electrician Joe. Rlgglna, ; Mark Bevao, J. Praeoott Cadman and ' ihe Rev. M. M. Lewis. Mr. Fox rarely makae a apaacb In public, bat be was finally prevailed upon to eay a few words. He told of first appeerauoe ae a member of ? the board with Joseph Gk Champion. who then represented the Baeend | Ward on tbe board, and related eonu r of his experiences In the political field, lo closing, be said ha deeply appreciated the honors dean htm thai even- ' honors him wean-'

ing. y— Dr. Bohner, In apaaklng of Freeholder Fox, emphasized tba latter1* loyalty to bis family and friend*. . Mr. Fox, tree to form, la not In tbe limeIn eburch affaire, but be always responds to tba call of tba cbnreh , silently and effectively. Tbe pastor aald be was glad to express bio wood of appreciation of tbelr dWIngnWied fellow-citizen. He expreeeed tbe bopo L that Freeholder Fox may lira long . and prosper. t Tbe party closed by all circling around Freeholder Fox aud singing ' -For He'a a Jolly Good Fallow." ' Those wbo bad to do with tba at1 rsngements of the affair Indndad Dr. H. T. Foulds, Aeeemblyman Mark • Lake, City Clerk Morrle, City Treason* c. 8. Scull, Ward Hlgbss, Praeoott . Cadman, John J. Dados and Joeeph j1 Rlgglna. t Changes of copy for display advar , tlsemeuts must be at tbla offo* no . later than Tuesday noon fqr Insertion t in tbe Sentinel. Tbla ml* will bo •- strictly adhered to. ndr., tf * Lost —A fur neck-piece on Monday evenlug about 7 o'clock batwaan 721 Asbury avenue and 690 Asbury an >• nue FUyJer please return to Mm. It Yoongs^iorsoo, 721 Aabory avanne, !t Ocean City, N. J. adv., ft.

Wonderful Winter Scenes Taken where? In Ocean City on the Reach during the zero weather showing the salt ice formations piled 12- feft high on the beach. Some show the frozen waves, others taken under the piers. 25 different views on photographic postal cards. J doz. lots, postpaid, 35c \ 1 «)c W. H. M0WEN 839 Asbury Avenue Ocean City, N. J* ■ The Baptist Corner THE WAY TO LIVE-Be patient Keep sweet ' "Do not fpet or worry. Do your best. Truat Jesus Christ 1- Attend the First Baptist Church of Ocean City. Some i; day you will be exceedingly thankful for the lemUl you have derived from mingling with us. Come Sunday — I services of interest 1 I ■■■BUWUBUHUUUUUMBHBUBUMMUUUUBMUHMHBHHr