* OCEAN CITY SENTINEL

vol- xxxvni.

OCEAXCITY, X. J., THURSDAY, DECKMKER »!, 1D18. ' "v. ut7

NO. 39

Ocean City Sentinel 'OCCAM CITY. N„ R CUKTIS ROBINSON

if ORGAN HAND, 1 ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR-ATLAW, IJAW OFHCES Apgar & Boswell,^ ^ |^A\V OFFICES Godfrey & Read ATLANTIC CITY. N.J. jpt'KMAN B. WILLIS Attorney at Law 95- As 1> o r y Avenue Ocvau City. N. J. w'm. h. CoLLlSSON. |k. Civil Engineer aod Sarveyor D« \V. I'. HAINRS COR. NINTH (NO WESLEY AVE. OCEAN CITY. N. J. IMU I'lM*. FlOKEXCE BlilCK 1 iiUpiES Con. »i> and WOslcv Ave y~ ~w ; AlitD toon, M. D. Ocean City New Jersey gteSCfll-L 1'HTTIT, M. D. 807 WESLEY AVE. OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY DK AVilsuk Y. Christian ••Dentist" 809 Central Avenue »< u» t IT*, a. j. Bell Phone. 1 Si. • Booth Rhoxkh KIUIIT BkLL Hughes' Central Pharmacy fchaadWe.lt). Ave. Ocean City, N.J Phntte 245- tY raoa/lQDr urdsra We deliver I. aa Mark lake Undertaker and Embalmei *» ClnTHAL A VKIf OA Ttowue. ^ OCEAN CITT.N.J. We Are Distributors siMeiaui BDioiotile In CKt.n City. Sea Isle City and Vicinity Win. h. Powell General Contractor Grading and Street Bnildlnc Thirty. fourth at. and Wert ave. OCEAN CITY, N. J. UN Central Atmm JAI-W ABBOTTS' Aldernev Dairies 1 ura ca—aann ) Seventh St. and West Ave. Ocean City. N. J. Cho,e« ta "Iry Pnaia.t. Butter aad Eggs C0AL COAL TKV OURS FOR U2.UAlity T~^nAKEa no""®*"!. """■ «•* w*k anmm

1 ----- • I /Family Hotels For Sale '^'Tfr-ro.md Cottages ;mv r ront Villas 4 (Summer Cottages We hnve.a special lis, rf „« unusurf bargains m each of these classes. Let us send it to you. MASSEY & EDWARDS Eighth and Central Ave. J y I —— — - _ 1 SIMMS' RESTAURANT and DELICATESSEN 822 Boardwalk closed fob the season

KX*Money to loan on Bond and Mortgage.-^* R. CURTIS ROBINSON Conveyancing 3 Insurance NOTARY PUBLIC COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS FOR PENNSYLVANIA Nos. 744-46 Asbury Avenue ' OCEAN CITY. N. J. ! Real Estate For Sale , BIO BARGAINS • Cottages, Apartments and Bungalows, furnished And unfurnished Some estates in my hands must be sold at sacrifice prices. This is the - time of year to buy Cottages and Lots at this Popular Seaside Resort ' very Cheap. Apply to Alonzo Cotton ^ 619 Aabury Avanua Ocaan City, N. J. " MONEY TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE. ) No wafting for two week, to know If you can get It; we can tell you at , once. Bargain* id Hay and Ocean front propertied. Choice cottage* for dale. Alao lota for tnventmeiit and for Improvement — the choice of Ocean City. Apply to I J. M. CHESTER & CO., » Ocean City, N. J. HEAL ESTATE INSURANCE THE JOSEPH I. SCULL iEENCT 767 ASBURY AVENUC PMONC. T OCEAN CITY. N. J • : 1 h REAL ESTATE .«« INSURANCE , Clayton Haines Brick 1 A11 EleFltl-l St. Ocean City, N. J. . u-rth ; M „ . ~ 1 ; (tjmstiius otic ; is drawing near. With it conies the thought of useful, ser- <. viceable gifts. Articles: of apparel are suggested as gifts, l especially after the shortage due to war conditions. f We invite you to inspect onr stocks and we offer the following suggestions: J > |a>,i.sSTr.?d»K| I ssr.'-Vi.aBtMol las-EffsL. 69c I g , A Knit and Silk Cravat*. Neatly Board. ff 1 50c 10 SI.5D 1 * ; ua. to to *» «-» '■ «• "W I r cr,,".™ --1 ■*» ■ '■^S'SiSi'SSSCSI.' s**«. u-j ~»-5 | Coata, $16.45; Veate with Bheepekm Lirnug. $7-58. Heavy Wool t Sorka. $1.25. , The expreaaioo/'BUY AT HOUK/J. uearer to a. tba> year with high fares and low pncee at home. f - O. H. Steelman WI(^AN*OTY. N.J. U- - !U — — 1 i A Few Xmas Suggestions , SSS,1— ' SSSCTL..-. JjSSSAPercolator Pocket Knife p Flashlight I . Safrty-rexor^ ^ the Vtr^n H«d«re 9to~ CHARLES C. READ' A CO. Advertise in the Sentinel.

I We Wish You a Happy New Year J

$90,000 TAX MONEY IS TURNED OVER TO CITY

Municipality Able to Pay Big Obligations Without Borrowing Money. >'**' ha* had f lie unu.uat ex perlem-v ' > City t'omm Monet*. that the oiliir- i prevlou* ycac, at I hi. -c in n,r ■ fity r rea-urer Scull ,.u im— lay Blale and oi«mty: Alatedclw.il. dUKUS Ij Stale road. p 'mi it I Total, f "ill MB 35 | Mr Scull, .in I he -am.- day, rr-|| The local trra-urrr aa- Ibu* able to pay all the cnuuly and -inking fu.Mf obllgaflon* a* well a. cily hill*, allhout borrowing any money from the . The dly official* are hi be nmgraluthe financing ..f Director I emptied | Mr*. Henry Hickman, of tble clly, j underwent an operation in St. Joseph'* Hospital, Philadelphia, eeveral ( day* ago. She In recovering rapidly. | She was laken to the bo.plla! by Dr. | Herecbel Pettlt, her attending pity- 1 alclan. 1 SANTA VISITS ' BAPTIST TOTS Childrea of Sunday School Hold Exercises and Re- ] ceive Prewats. The children of the Kins llaptlet Sunday Schoul held their ITirUtmnpardonage (.'hrldtmae Kve. Games were played by member* of the primary and Intermediate drparlanlly eurprtacd by a vt.it from old Santa, who didtrlbuted present* to all. The following program of exercise- ' wa* pre-ented : < Singing. "Joy to the World." Sctionl i Radiation, Verna Smith i Welcome, Suff Preiwtl t adman i Prayer. Die Rev M. M 1/cwl* ' Recitation, Katlienne Lewie Recitation. Margaret Lewi* Quartet. Primary Girls < Belva Smith , BH» linurSolo. Lillian Hooz ( Norman Smith ( FORM ORCHESTRA Feeling that there were a diffident number of mualclaua here to form an ( excellent orche*Ira. Harold Maralno ( and William Fitzgerald decided eev- ( eral day* ago to endeavor to organize , aucb a body. They have accompliahed their objed. and the Ocean ( City Orchestra beid it* Hr<«,rebearMl i Saturday evening lo the room, of the Men's Progressive League. The memberd of the orchestra tbu» William Fllzgerald and C. Homer Shoemaker, vlollua; J. Prrwoll Cadman and Dr. \V. Y, Christian, dartnets; Bertram Darby, flute; Harding Crane, ccruet; ft H- Nully. plauo; ' H. H. Lake, trombone, and Haroli] Many of these members arc mu.lf)fn. of ability aud tbe orcbe-tra ebould become e permaneut luetttti- ' two of the dty. The boy* should be encouraged in everj wey by the people of tbe town ■alldiai Flaklai woat. Joeepb M. Bowlaud f bevlng a boat. f5x9| feet, construct ad lor hU use In flablog trip* Id tble section next ' He w.U t- 'he boat boom —u, I—. w l^wl. Btaiey tor etoaga parp°-e-

; SENATOR WELLS TO SPEAK HERE . , Burlington Man Will be Guest ' - of Mctbodi9t Men's Bible Class. t ha* l*i> very loipnrtant date- for the 1 , m-i.lh ..I January. On Friday even I - January 10. there will be a general 1 1 U<t Well-.,! Hurling!,. n and the Rev. 1 This will he the regular meeting o I « the men and they will invite *11 to eu- I |j"y their refre-hmeiit- with them. r tin Thursday evening. January IS I on "Anybody. Home?" Music f ■ | for the evening w ill he furnt-hrd by a I I double male .|uarlet. The men are ' - s-klng an admission lee of ' 25 cents 1 worth. . 1 i NEW INSTRUCTOR ( > C.ti Kllt». of Ismdcs, aawowwl Trs nina Teacher Here. Tbe Ucean City Board of Rdupstlou at au adji.urned meeting Friday eve- i ' iilng. elected Carlisle U. Kliby lo- ' -tructor of manual training In the local -chool*. He lakee tbe place of , U II. Howard, of Atlantic City, | wImmc re-ignailou lakes effect Jeuu- , ety 3 , ' Mr. Kllby I- a graduate of the Cemden Manual Training School and has I had college work and considerable ex- i , perteure In srtMols of New York, be- . IU AILatiy at present. He la mar- I rled. i

PRESENTS GIYEN LITTLE ONES " Methodist Sunday School's Christmas Entertainment Attended by Many. J A large aud well- pleased assemblage attended the t'hrl-tma* eutertalumeut given principally by tbe member- of the Infaut de- • partment of the First M E. rtuoday rtclxwil In the church Monday evening Tlie program was as follows: Hotig, School. ' j"A Welcome." Tbeltna Smith. Duet, Dorothy Venable aod Ruth I Slriklnsou. I Kecllattoo, Kalberioe Mills. • | Krcltallon. "A Wireler to Santa," | Kstherlne MagtDnls. Trio. Curtis Powell, Rush f'haltla and I Everett Bekely. I Itecitatlou. Vtda Kuzby. ' solo. Margaret Qulgg. Recitation, Usborn Corson. Selecllou, M Is* Lake's class. Sting. Jsanuetle Darby aud 1 School. Ruth Adams, 1 Duet. Sophy and Amy Cobb. 1 Frances Yard, i Solo. Jeaouelle Darby. Song, School. There was tbe usual distribution of Christmas presents, and tba little folks were made exceedingly happy. HAVE UNIFORM8 Reboot Boys Ready to Play The members of tbe basket ball team ' of tbe Oceau Clly High School Alb- ■ leUc Association have received tbalr ' uniforms, with which they are much pleased. Tbe boys are practicing under tbe tutelage of "Joe" Bcbocb, of this city, so expert at tbe game. Tbe local team Is to play tbe lire of the Pleaaaotvllle High School at Pleasantvtlle Saturday. January 11.

CHURCH GYM TO BE PUT IN FIRST-CLASS SHAPE

I 11 SUGGESTIONS AS I TO BOARDWALK , H. F. Stanton's Views Meet J Wiih Approval of City Commissioners. I Harry F. Staotoo. one Ocean City's , i well-known hu-lue-smeu.who la Inter- j e-ted lu tbe growth of Oil* resort, sent , the following letter lo tbe City Com- | I mleaio tiers, containing suggestions re- | i girding Improvements in tbe Board i walk here: | • December 21, 1818. I ' The Honorable Clly Commiuloaers, I ■ City. N. J.- I 1 Gentlemen: — ' As you do« have under considers- / ' tlon the redecklng of tbe Boardwalk 1 along onr ocean front, I am taking I 1 the liberty of preseutlug for your coo- 1 -ideratloo a suggestion (hat the hoards 1 of the decking be laid at au angle of 1 V> degree* with the elde line of the ' walk rather than at right angles to •sine. 1 While I have no technical knowl1 edge ibal would enable me to preeent ' any convincing argument In support ' of the change, I might call to your at- '■ trillion (lie fact that our neighbor. At- " Isotlc City, ha* abandoned the old ' method aud I- redecklng its Board1 [ walk after the style mentioned above. ' Also tbe driveway ou the bridges between Ocean City and BomerY Point ' I- laid lo thl* fasbloo aud appears toHare given entire eatlsfactlon , al- ' though subjected lo use by thousands ' of pleasure cars and auto trueka. Another minor detail la Ibal lo lay- \ mg tbe AtlaotK City Boardwalk tbe j planking Is laid practically tight wltb -earn* of a maximum width that appear to m* not to exceed ooe-elghtb of an Inch. The advantage of tbla 1 alao ' can aee. as complaints are numerous wltb tbe wldg opening between tbe ' planklog on onr Boardwalk, resulting ' Id damaged footwear aod otbsr similar anooyaueaa. 1 bavs been given to undenUod Id a the past tbe seam, ware 'left opeo lu • the Boardwalk lu order that It might X drain oB won quickly. Tbla does a out appear Is me to be especially eonL vlodng as tba —allea* opening between the pi— be wooid allow what

'I Form Classes for Men, Boys | and Girls Under Capable Instructors. i Tbe'membere of the official board of tbe First M. E. Church have determined to back up tbe very excellent wo*k started In tbe church gymDaslum by tbe psator, the Re*. George W. Yard. Tbe board has decided to make gym one of tbe moat luvluug aud ' complete of it* kind lu this section. ' baa been determined to build a t double board floor to replace tbe send ' floor, loalal abowera aod make addl- ' tlona lo tbe apparatus. The matter of asking and receiving bid* for tbe work waa placed lo tbe of E. M. Bottou, a member of tbe official board of tbe cborcb. aud Improvements are to be started soon after tbe beginning of tba new [ When tbe "gym" bas bean com- [ pletad.lt Is planned to have three . classes men, boys and girls. Tbe , men will exercise undar tbe direction r of H. C. Bcbaoxe. Jr , tbe boy* uodet . Mr. Yard aod Ibe girls under Mlm , Fsullne W. Cbellls, director of physical culture In tbe blgb school building. Mr. Bcbaoxe, several ysara ago. , was assistant physical Instructor at t tbe Camden Y. M. V. A. He aaaletad in tbe work there In tba evenlogs for •ome years. I Aa lbs Hxxtisxl baa prevloaaly said, Mr. Yard Is to be congratulated for bis Interest In tbla most Important matter, and be bas bean fortunate lu . securing tba cooperation of Miae Cbel- ^ lie aod Mr. Hcbanae. , llula watar gathers on tbe walk to aeep through. I have oo desire to unuacamarlly e trespass on your Urns, but I belltve a the above suggestions would be wall worth yoor consideration. |f Very respectfully youra, „ Ma— r F. Btawtoic. § Wbeo MrStanton 'a latter bad bean reed, Mayor Champkm said thai ha _ agrees wltb tbe writer. ■ Director Adams mads tbe mm meet that "be Is about right." n Tba letter waa ordered received and " Fob Rbwt. 8 room, anfernlsbad • bouse nil Wart av— apply P.O. >• Bax 158. ad v., 1MI, if. » aa adYertliimf la tbsBmm.

CITY AWARDS CONTRACT ~ JL FOR PILE BREAKWATER

B — ALL GOT TROPHIES ; AT LEAGUE PARTI y Large Tnrnout of Members , and Friends Had Jolly i Evening. Tbe card party given utider llieauI, -pice* of the Young Men'. Progressive , League Id tbe beaduuarter* of tbe or- \ g*nlzatloii Friday evening wa* a miM | « eotoyable occasion. , There were 75 per-oti- pre-eul. aud | j each received a pretty and useful tro i pby from the large Christina* tree , (bat stood In the comer of the room. , Five bandred was played by nearly < all. There was one table of pinochle | players. _ , j Tlie trophies were numbered, apd" | tbe blgb numbers took the better class of trophies. Tbe four leader* were Miss Loul-s T Corsoo, Ross Ferguson, Edward Karon and H. C. , Bcbaoxe, Jr. Every trophy was worth more (ban 25 cents, aud from Iliab-t4;ey went up f to tbe value of several dollar*. ( Refreshment* were served at (lie ( conclusion of the fun. Tbe commute In charge comprised tbe following: Mr*. H. C. Bchauxe, Jr., Mr* Harry Mills. Mr*. Parker Miller, Mrs. Louis Miller. Mr* Wm. ' F. Gardiner, Mrs. Lawrence Me Lear J and Mrs Leroy Howe. Had Entertainment. ' Tbe members of tbe Bund ay school * of Ibe Uuloo Cbapel at Fifty-fifth ' street and Asbury aveuue enjoyed a * Cbrlatmaa entertainment Baturday * evening. There was au lolereaUng 1 , i program embracing vocal aud loetru- ' . mental music aud recitations. J. H. 1 Feotou, a summer cottager, assisted. 1 DIRECTOR ADAMS ■ ACTS AS HOST T 1 ■ Commissioner Entertains Some Friends in Royal Style at His Home. it City CommlssloDer George O. Adams, [. who. a abort lime since, underwent it au operation In tbe AtlauUc City , D Hospital, gaw'^tveral of bis friends . a pleasing Ira^^t bis new bnme on f Ocean avenue, near Sixth street, on e Baturday evening. d Mr. Adams told Ibem that be bad decided to entertain them thus In apa preclatlon of ibelr klnduew to blm 1 while be waa In Ibe bcmpltal. |. While tbe visitors were tbert. Mr. ' Adams took occaxlon to show them g over bis new borne, which ta attrace UYtly arranged aud alao one of the H prettiest In tbe city, d Mrs. Adams and their daughter, d Mia* lona, assisted In entertain tfg w tbelr gueats, and a few boura were spent moat CDjoyably. Tbe vlaltoraall ,. expressed tbem*elve* aa more than de- « lighted wHb tbe bospltallty of Comic ml*e loner Adams and bla family. D Mr Adams' guests were Mayor f Champion, City Commissioner Camp m bell, Aaaemblyman Mark Lake, Freeil bolder John P. Fox, City Treasurer C. B. Scull, City Bollctlor A. C. Boewell, j Dr. H. T. Foulda, James M. Cheater, it Health Officer T. Lee Adam*, J. d P r ascot t Cadmao, Bulldlug Inspector ,r William S. Johnson, Street Supervisor Ward Hlgbeeaud Jobo F. MacXamee, j of the Bestixki. d ■ ■ ' » CHRISTMAS ANTHEMS W^$ll *aa( by Cbotr of I'rrabrlei. law Cksrrk. — For tbe Aral time alobe Ibe clow of 10 tba summer season there waa aluglog by a foil cbotr lu tba Flrat Presbyter'7 lau Church last Sunday. Large cour* gragatloua enjoyed tba music- Four " anlbama were eoug at tba aetvlcea, tbe Hlacttona being appropriate lo tbe Christmas season Tba anthem* ware: -Bethlehem's Plata." Wadall; » ■There Ware Bbepberdt," Btoltz; » "Beneath tba Blare on Bethlehem Plain," 8 pence; "There Were Bbepot barda." Morrison. Mem bare of tba church expressed >9 tba bo pa that tbla choir wlU be beard •very Sunday throughout tba winter and spring. » ' ' bSvnU.*,*." ■

' John Marts, Whose Bid Wu $ 16,640, is to Do This Work. The City ' ommlselouere, at their weekly meeting, by reeolollen, awarded to John Marts, tbe low— i bidder, the contract lor tba coarttne. Hon of tbe. pile breakwater In BoqUi Ocean |CI(jr. The resolution waa aa follows: He It Resolved, by tbe Board of Ooaa— aStouere of Ocean City, New Jeraay, ' that tbe contract for baUdlag, enrt1 completing and furolablng the pile for tbe building of MH 1 feet of pile brenkwater. within tba Jurisdiction of tbe city of OcaSB City, lu accordsnoa with end .pecifl cations made by Waa H. ' t,v.ilmaon. Jr.. city englnaat, be a warded ' John Maria, ta tba earn of dltfci . thousand six hundred aud forty deUart ($16.44*> ;: said piling and eoaplaO— ' of -aid work to be according to pi— ' of said city eogioeer, aod ta be teaa— I a- directed by aald city angkl— . — be It further Resolved, that tba proper iM— ' tract wftb eald Jobo Marts tar tba . log of said work In core pHaoae wMk ' the terms aod oondttlooa — tartk rt^~ tlie spedflcattana and propoaal of bM. In tbe regular order of b— w, Dt- ' rector Adams stated that tbey hag art received reports from tbe poi— aaart Justice aod plumbing laoparteg, ' mils were read and ordered paid. TO GIVE CANTATA irtmimm The pleaalng cantata, "Toygy Taa- [ vy,» will be given by m— enaf^e . First Presbyterian Holiday dafcaai ta the cborcb tomorrow evening; a— w direction of Mlaa Loulaa t. OmSi— . Following la tbe a— of e— lartetel Grandma, Mba NaiUa M. 1bwa«. Prudence, Dorothy Joaaa. - Pandora, KdUb HaUeraa. r- | Roy, Eugeua Halleran. Rob, Auguatoa Smith, Topey Tarry Children, m— but of Cieeaae 8, 12 nod S. j Grandma's H el para, Clam i. Dream F alriaa, Ctaaa 6. Educated Cats. Hanry Hehaaaa, Bdward Trout and Lewis Johaa— . Talking Dot la, Primary Ob—. Old Kria, Jonathan "-"ill ' Solo. "Jolly Santa Ctaaa," Ja— ' Groves. ' Bolo, "Silent Night," Mary Haw* 1 Recitation. Edward Bmltb. Recitation, Btaolay Cravra. 1 Recitation, Jamaa Howe. Recitation, Kiml TaaaarL Sketch, "On the Day After Ob—ta ma*," Peter Tottao aad othrta. ' COL. McCLONG BXTRORD ' Civil war Veleraa —ad — Ms Caataaa Hare. ' Col. Tbomaa K. MeClong, wha dtafl t at bla aammer home. 6811 (kiilal are- , oue, thlaetty, aarly Tba— lay aa— > , lag, was buried at Mil I villa. . CoL McCloog badbaa mirtMga time from kidney dioaaaa, wkkfc , caused bla daath. Ha wa a >a _ eightieth year. He waa a Civil Wm Tatar— — g . was In several bsavy sogagaa— ta. lumber eeouL He was a aammer rarid— trtW fM^ , arty owner ta Bona. Oea— t Mr tag „ many yaan, and In raaml yean hag , lived bars moat of tbe ttaM — aaMaafl of bla bealtb. He leavm e family. HH — B* bridge, ta oonneeted with tba Oartg— Pol— Department. aeenaaae a— aal — Dr. Handset PetUt, prmM— tdtai, if Board of EducaUan, a— ■— tart g George W. Yard spake ta taffy taflhb cbildrao of thefl— aadeea— gffrtfftab ,. wbe bald tbair Cbrirtaea eaarttaaa la , Mlaa Madeleine Fzeaeb'* mamtatha * blgb school ba tiding MaagQF It Mba French, thn t—rt— al ff—af rmulu' with *tbe"^tab5,5r^& p- la North Jeney. d Am yon Innktaff ta* a «M— Mpblh . tbe Gardeaa, prteea HMta IfffMa ■ 19 house Wftb bay ta— I, la SH. -' " to— nT For tame apply ta SBTK Bcnu.UT O— ttal mm wjtali S •