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Little Wooden Structure at j1. Fourteenth Street Does ai Not Answer Purpose j' Business men anil cottagers of this j ai y . ami especially those .residing in f, . Fourteenth street district .are of ,, It,.,- opinion that the Readmit Raitl.,ad Company should huild a wait- J, ■ , ■ • in keeping with present day con- p The following petition with many " p .•natures, has been tent to the gen-; . i |I . manager of the Beading: w To the 'General Manager of the p Beading Railroad Company. , Ijcar Sir: 'a We', the undersigned residents and a property owners of Orean City, N. J., s; i — i urgently ask that a proper sta- u ; ,n, to l>o used for the shelter, itcl- „ fare and accommodation of your V* iiotis, be erecteil at Fourteenth street |, in place of the antiquated rough shed 12 feet by 1C feet) that prole a'dy served its purp'o.-c years ago, hut' has long since oulivcd its usefulG little wooderr structure is in -on three t* sides, without , or windows, the entire front '' .facing' the west, und is open tn the \ rather, ami, in case of rain, there is '' •_ r.,. protection" whatever, to the -n:tu«m. „f your road. d We also Aiost respectfully ask, « that, in place of the cinder path, a ,, ili-tantinl concrete or wooden plat- h f.» m. with covered top, he placed at • this point, nnd that lie connected at | the Fifteenth street approach with a , v ilk in keeping with the above, as the present rough board approach j t used by at least one-half of your | liatrnns) is ami has lieen for many . ,-.n - |>ast dangerous to life and limb. Oreah City is growing rapidly, and ' yon will And, upon investigation, that " the Fourteenth street station is well patronized. d We most respectfully urge that t these improvements lie made in-order to meet the growing demands. a o ' ■ a PLUCKY LIFEGUARDS l.ifeguards Morrell, Groetzinger : an.1 Neal made a plucky rescue of a f man and -two girls in the sea off Park place a few days ago. The resrued were D. B. McClary and Misses llrmice Bonner and Klizalieth Mat- " thews, all of Philadelphia. The first two were stopping at Park place and. ' Matthews was staying at 438 As- r bury avenue. The man was in had ' . state when broqght to land and was . ..revived later. The girls, after some < treatment, wore sent tp their homes < here. ; t DIRECTOR DEAD Floyd Mewitt, 32 years old, died at j his home in Anglosea, Thursday af- \ ternoon from a complication of dis- ! "eases. He was elected a memlier of ; the Cape May County Board of Free- 1 In, Mors five years ago when -North j ' WildwOod was made a city, ami at the time- was the youngest freeholder; in the Stkte. A year ago he was elected director of the board and was among thorn indited by the Grand Jury. A widow and three daughters the eldest 10 years, survive. U K COMPANY THANKFUL The officials of the Gcrmantown j Ire Co.. extends their thanks nnd appreciation tA their patrons in Ocean City for their support this season, and they express the hope that not only these more than 700 patrons but many others will be with them next summer. George K. Weiss, of Ger-i muntown, a cottager interested ih the Jre company, asks local summer patrons to send their Philadelphia adr dresses to the company. Advertise in the SENTINEL. TO THE VOTERS' OF CAPE MAY COUNTY: I desire through the columns of jour paper to announce my Candidacy fur the Republican Nomination at llie Kali primary election for the office of Memhjr of Assembly from Cape May County. I am prompted to solicit the support of the Republican voters of the county through the persistent urging of friends from nil parts of the county and iiccause I believe that I j can give Cff pe May County the representation it should have in the House of Assembly. I am frank to say that this is my first admission into ' the field of county politics and while I have heretofore been contented with the assuming of local duties, I feel that the experience of the past years in the several municipal offices 1 have occupied during that pec^nl will aid txery materially in enabling me to properly and advantageously repre-' sent the County of Cape May. I have always stood and shall always stand for a clean and honest ndminixtyatiBn of Government affairs and if chosen to represent you in the Assembly, you can depend upon a strict adherence to the Republiran principles in' which 1 thoroughly believe, and desire to further any legislation that will in any way benefit Cape May County or any section of it. ROBERT J. KAY, W:i!dwood, N. J. j Paid for by Robert J. Kay. 7-28, 2t 1 •j

PRAISES BRAVE ACT Fishing Club Members Seek Honor for Young Bauer Some of the members of the Ocean ' City Fishing Club, who saw the dar-j rescue of a 'youth in the surf at!/ Fourteenth street about three weeks! ago, by George F. Bauer, Jr., young | son of George F. Bauer, of Philadel- i phia, a well kntoqat summer resident! 1 I vice president tyf the fishing dluh.j that the youttg man deserves ' ( •pore than ordinary mention for his , brave action, hove seat the following y Jelter .to Frank H. Wilmot," of the. v taTneqje. Hern Fund Commission: , H: Wjjmot, . . Carnegie Hern Fund Commission, - j Hear Sir:— We, some of the eye- , witnesses to the heroism of George | . Bauer, Jr.. re.-pcytfully, but earnestly,- recommend him to your favor- , able consideration as entitled to suit- j able recognition. He imperiled his , safety,; without hesitation, anil acted | with an intelligent promptitude uu- ' , The whole coast in this . neighbor- j is ringing with his praise. . , PERSONALS Mrs. K. Kerns, of Coatcsvillc, is :unong the visitors. ' i Miss B. M. Groetsch, of Philadel- ' phia, is a visitor here. Frank Snyder, Jr., of Germantown,! J been spelling the week here. It. Blair Githens and wife, of Phila- ' . phia, are guests of the Biscayne. ' Dr. Geo. M. Pfromnt and family, of Philadelphia, are enjoying a visit j Roland C .Smith and family, of j " i ill-burgh, are sojourners in this j Mrs. J. W. Wizard ami children, of j ! Philadelphia, are guests of the The Misses Evelyn and Virginia; of Philadelphia, are visiting in this city. W. A. Lindsay and family, of Philaare amonp the visitors at the Swarthmorci" , Mrs. Emma fierce, of New York, a former resident of this city, lei the visitors here. Judge Leroy 1 oiler, of Brldgcton, among the visitors. Ho and his ' will spend August here. Joseph Deane, Chief of the Pitts-1 burgh Detective Bureau, is a visitor,: urcomponied by his two daughters. Dr. Lincoln Turner and wife, ofj Philadelphia,' are guests of the Normandie, as are L. S. Roean and fam-' fly, of Philadelphia. J. Leonard Mason and family, of j Chester, are here for a stay of aev-j oral weeks. He is an engineer with: the Sun Shipbuilding Company. Advertise in The Sentinel i BEESLEVS POINT HOTEL j Meals Served Chirkrn Dinners Specially . Fouls and Vegetables from farm to Table Prieea Moderate _ •* - ~ - ----- i — ■' n —

GETS CONTRACTS FOR FIVE NEW COTTAGES i Otis M. Townsend Starts • 100 Men at Work on ' Houses in This City ' i •• t • ■ it j Otis M. Townsend/ builder, of this r city, received the contracts, the latpart of last week, to erect five , Amuses in this city", to lie completed : ithin thirty days. He at once strut - j ed 100 men on these operations. His cotracts are as follows: 1 Two story apartment house, ciwt- ( ing $3,000, at Fourteenth street ami.' pleasure avenue, for Mrs. Wm. Oak 1 ' ley, of Philadelphia. Bungalow, costing $-1,000, at the,' corner of Marine place and Pleasure ' for George C. Harr, of Phila- ' 1 ilclphia, who is now in the automo1 business, but was for several a conductor on a Reading Rail- J | road train running into this city. ' I Two story bungalow, with garage underneath, costing $0,500, at Nine- I teenth street and Central avenue, fop j Dr. Shermffii E. -Veers, of Philadcl- ; phia. i Two bungalows, costing $3,500 each 1 nt Thirty-second street and Central . . avenue, for -Dr. Ayers. Mr. Townscnd is of the-opinion that j thousands of dollars will be spent 1 here this fall in the construction of : cottages und hungalpvw. Is Ocean City going forward?'. ' Look at the crowds on the Boardwalk ' 1 . the evenings. PljuWHji b\| i'rreimrel* oMTCR,'ra:ZR*IA* IINOWOJIM. TETTER o' Hughes Central Pharmscy 8th and Wesley Avs. HEADLEV A ADAHN Reading: CoaT * Also Klndlini Wood by barrel or eorU. Hrei ^oowl on llwmsrbri. ^Wtnb^to B owe* Tare«. tixth aas wra-i - " AI! kinds ol key» m»dr and Grewrzl ', Lock smithing Phone 55- R f Walter E. Allen 745 ASBURY AVENUE {. J. Prescott Cadman. Jr. h 5«ce...r 1. Estate of Mark Lake funeral Bircctot 809 Central Avenue Ocean City New Jersey AUTO EQUIPMENT Real Estate and Search Company RKPRBSBNTS Fidelitv Trust Comuanv of Newark " Wildvood Title and Trust Co. Title Insurance Searches, Abstracts of Title Conveyancing Fire Insurance Piompt Service All Work Guaranteed Money to Loan on Good Kirat Mortgage r arma for Salt Offices in First Nationl Bank Buildinp Cape Ma^Court House J : ' ' .-O td

1 MONUMENT^' * Headstones, Markers, Sills, Corner Posts Memorials of Dignity and distinction : Designed, cut and erected with parUcu- i, i lar regard for individual requirements You can choose from the r largest and finest stock of QfiBBHBHP materials collected — standard granite* and marbles ■ i_ ' , — I , from quarries famous for the ■ ttZIS I quality of their product We Designing and Mannfacturing Mausoleums, Public and Private Memorials Corf an Paid I* all Punhaten riMnFN YARD 0FFICE ^ YARD YARD PleaaantviBe, N. J. Opp. Harlrlgh Cemetery Opp. Atlantic City Cemetery J Bell Phone 2737 BrU Phone, Pleaaaatrille 1 REPRESENTATIVES y 1 i S"SStoH-d. QW. Mo. ftnawtm. W D-HoW. Claytm. N J.. for ClwU. ud nctaHj H. R H»l«. CT-rrUM. Vs. for lund Vlrrtti. O. J. HAMMELL CO. 1 PLEAS ANTYILLE, N. J. I I —

HISTOrV* \i. sot lETY" drive Paul LartmrelTi-, of Philadelphia, k. summer. cottager ami jfctive memhsr ' of the Ocean City Fishing Club, is _ | making a drive for the Historical Sooi.-ty, of Philadelphia, of which the E I Hampton L. Carson, .A—Philadelphia, is president. The library of the society contain- a I .out 150,000 In.uml volumn*. 250,000 pamphlets. It- rolleetiun of manuscripts is one of the finest in the country. The annual 11 meml«ership is $l>. o- ' -j FIREMEN SAVE ft ITT AGE I •A telephone fire call from the cottagers at IT Wesley road - at noon Friday we- responded tp by Chief chemical engine. B»\s -et tire to grn.— on a lot on Wesley avcujje ik1- *- tween First and North -trtfifhv. The firemen extinguished the blaze just ,'lH-fore it reached the cottage 25 Pi Wesley road. „ All the latest anil most up-to-date _ news in the SENTINEL every jj Thursday. Altsratiors Jobbinp HUMBERT C. PONTIERE BUILDER 1 . Tenth Strsst OCEAR CITY. M. I . SMITH ft DENNIS . s Builders JOSBING CARI'ENTlik - No Job too Large, No Job loo Small House* Closet and Opened ' Estimates All Work t Furnished" Guaranteed I Harry R. Hayes CARPENTER Jobbing work promptly attended to : Lots lor Sale Cottagn lor Sale and Rrnl VIMHk'rt St ar.d Aftbury Ate. j OCEAN CITY, N. j. OTIS M. TOWKSENE BUILDER Oppick: 8th St. Oppoeite P. O OCEAN CITY. N.J. ' Only galvanized nails used on exterior work ( t| a Lee & Bourgeois Carpenters and Builders OCEAN CITY, N. J. Jobbing Work a Specialty JOS. D. LEE E. A. BOURGEOIS RMtdaacv: RreHcacr: B*» P«»i|>»flK. »tb and Cvatral *»• Hhonr. l»«-M . I'b.oe, 47i-W B. 0. Adimt f . ». Adam H. S. Adimt GEO. 0. ADAMS A CO. PLASTERING, RANGE SETTING MICK LAYING, Etc., Etc. All Work In Mas an Line Promptl. Attended To. toe ocean nvtnui 1 OCEAN CITY. N J J Baggage Called for and Delivered IjM-al and Long Distance. Phnne »«' ! TKUt'K SERVICE J. B. THOMSON & SON EXPRESS 732 WEST AVENUE J, I Ocean City. New Jersey ■ Leander 8. Corson BUILDER tr toaa wcaLcv avc. ^ ^ sec CLOUTING, BRECKLEY AND GODFREY Contractors and Painters , OCEAN CITY. N. J. BATTERY SERVICE Tjeallng Recharging Repairing J) Any Battery of any Make Ask for a Battery Inspection Card BRECK LEY'S AUTO SERVICE.*. 846 Asbury Avenue Ocean City " ^

Ocean City may still be "jayhawkey," hut -he also lands a few freaks L. SMITH K. H. CAMPBELL Smith A: Campbell IIOUSK AND SIGN PAINTKRS Z4.yA-l.urv Air. OccaB Cily. N. J , Theo. F. Hildreth Electrical Contractor .lobbing Work a Specialty Office: 10J2 Central Avenue _2_ OCF.AN CITY. N. J. George W. hlurris Contractor, Builder and Jobbing; N6. 13 W. Fourteenth Street CITY. N. J. 11,11 phooe. BEJ Phone 852-W WILLIAM UNCLES Contractor MARBLE AND TILE office 21-A N. New Jersey Avenue / Atlantic City, N. J. Fronts, Bath Rooms, Porches, ; Fireplaces 101 ASBURY AVE. Groceries Delicatessen Fruits and Vegetables Light Lunch and Ice Cream Phone Ilf-M William T. Carwithen Wm. U. Powell General Contractor Grading and Street Building Thirty-fourth st. and Weal aye. OCEAN CITY. N. J. Ball Pkoav Our Wall Paper is a veritable find. We aim to please the particular. Just come down and inspect our numerous designs. II you are critical it may take you a long time to decidethere are so many patterns to choose from — but the point is that you can be suited exactly right and at prices that will appeal to you. m l ALFRED R. SMITH 1048 Asbury Ave. * Ocean City New Jersey (PERFECT PLUMBING'S ] WHAT WE DO- p-J AND OUR. t — L-> ■ PRICE IS / I HONEST 7QQ 1 PERFECT^-_«®fS&l Pluming- ZfHv OUR plumbing makes good thorough- _ out the years that follow its installation. Like our business reputation it's as solid as they make 'em. You won't lie disappointed if you do buali nea* with ua. Well take care of thai and take csre of your plumbing. HANS BURKHARDT 849-51 Atksri huu ocear cm. i. J.

PHONE. 410- J JOSSUIG PSOMPTIV OONI WALTER TOMLIN PLUMBING and HEATING 138 ASBURY AVENUE OCEAN CITY NEW JERSEY R. H. JOHNSON PLUMBING COMPANY 4* now la ih New Offices 817 ASBURY AVENUE where patron* and friend* will be cordially welcomed John Marts Lumber Co Ninth Stroet and Havon Avenuo OCEAN CITY. N. J. Lumber MiUwork, Mouldings, Building Paper, Plaster Board, NaUa,8aah Welgt ate. Estimates Furnished. Prompt Delivery. NE '

Geo. F. Saxton PAINTING. PAPER HANGING. GRAINING „«,= DECORATING 1035 ASBURY AVENUE . OCEAN CITY snout. SJ-w NEW JERSEY / J.E.WELCH THE BUILDER V Cor. sevcNTM Street and Wesley avenue GENtRSL CONTRaCTO ' OCEAN C,TY» N' JJOSEPH BROADLEY PLUMBING and HEATING 731 Asbury Avonuo Ocean City, N. J. Phone 85-M FOR SALE Bungalows and cottages ready built or built to COOPER'S Estimates given on alterations and repair work. comfortable Wabinse, H. B. COOPER, Jr. ^OTTACES BUILDER 29th and central are. Ocean City, N. J, S B SWAN J. E. TROUT SWAN and TROUT CARPENTERS /^^and BUILDERS 1040 ASBURY AVENUE W^-£y^jgSgOCEAN CITY N.J. JOIUINO 4 SPECIALTY ■ WIRE I -c- V~N K R A U S To Wire Your House PMOMt; INo. 177- W 411 ASfeURY AVENUE OCEAN CITY NEW JERSEY YOU SHOULD HAVE A Reliable Builder To erect your Ocean City cottage. You cannot spare the time to look after it closely yourself and must depend upon the honesty of the contractor. I have built for a large number oi people and could refer yon to any or all of them. Send for the list of names and photographs ol the houses. » Otis M. Townsend ■8 OFFICE D I I I 1 n C" D OCEAR CITY, y sta st. oppotits r. o. DU I L.UILr\ r. j. 1 NOTICE ! || I r I I 1 i i i Our individual rope fire eacap e has been adopted by the ' ' 3 & Hotel Men's Association and has been approved by the ' 1 4 i City Commissioners and Building Inspector. J i It is our aim to keep the price down and we ask all hotel 4 1 1 1 owners to place their orders promptly as certain parts of * • i i this machine will be ordered ii» the quantitiea seeded. • ' ' Cafl at our office, write or phone and our representative = * * i will caB. . ■ v- - j [ U 1 » 1 t r $ L. Leslie Headley Co. L BUILDERS Orea^'gityf'tTj. ^ J>- j i 4 1 a" ® 2 1 *i. < — — — * iat ^ ™ ™ Any Kind Any Where Joseph G. Champion i Building Contractor OCEAN CITY. N. J. ) Tenth Street and West Avenue **' Advertise in the SentineL