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yitf* XLI— No. 28

OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, OCEAN CITY, N. J., THURSDAY, OCTOBER fi. 1021 x

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1 i' l lii- otdcsf house in Occau* c ity. Iluilt ami liveil in 1>\ Parker Miller, pioneer. Will Ocran Cifv rosi.lents allow this historic building to Landmark in Danger of Being Wrecked By Owners Parker Miller House at 734 Asburv Avenue — First House Bujlt In This City

It i* hard for the resilient of the : Ocean City of today to picture this •iunes ami thick tangled underbrush •lotted here, there and everywhere" with the crookcil. stuhliy roil reilar trees that have so nearly disap- , peared. There was a strange beauty to the spot with its wild fruit and wild flowers that appealed to Parker Miller, the sturdy pioneer, who came hero from Atlantic City in 1858. In those days and for many years thereafter the island was known as Peck's [touch and is still called by that .name in sonic parts of the county. In 1865. Parker Miller built the known as the oldest house in Ocean City. using in the construction of the building the cithiq from the English brig Pais that jrmne ashnrc ji month or so previous. The old cabin forms what is now the kitchen, while the » unions in 'the third floor, facing south, are tile original cabin windows. riig" house occupies u part of fa.iSlMV-.i-e . | HORSES FOR SALE Ai Halt Their Value Sou' V Jersey Ice Co. 1238 West Avenue OCEAN CITY, N. J.

e two lots apd stands on it slant with '' is ' the street. d Parker Miller followed the hay fkr v hi a living and ruiseil ci>wit sheep and " -c! horses. The cows were allowed to P ir roam and lieeame wild, which ac- ^ >- , counts for the stories of wild cattle l' y on Peck's Beach. "I There were eight children in Mr. * !r i Miller's fumilv, five daughters and ie Uy;ee sons. One of the sons, Simon " n B. Miller, still living here at 7»3 " s" i Central avenue, w as born on the is- a "s land and has the distinction of beiu* 'I the first child born on Peck's Beach. '' The family were the only residents . »e of the island for 15 years. w Itt tho early days, before Ocean w 111 t'ity was thought of, this old house j was u-eil as a hoanling house and | | was patronized by sportsmen who n "•Irnjoyed the flshing ami the wild fowl " ; shooting. It was also the headquurle tn» for many Ireach parties from a Tuckahoe, Petersburg, Mays l-anding ( n\ and tiihson's Creek. The older resi- ( dents of these towns still tell of the ^ — wonderfully good times the) used to have at Parker Millers. fT, Peck's . liearh. Coming down for a day it Mimetimes happened that the boats ran aground and the parties were forced to stay all night, which wasn't uny hardship for the young folks. | ■a* The boys were accused many times ys of running them ashore on purpose. ^ Parker Miller was taken sick the morning the Sinilia came ashore anil died aliout a week later. The name 1 of Parker Miller is still familiar in Ocean Ctiy, a grandson by the same name living here. Down through the years, since the ' I beginning, the house and two lots on I which it stands have always been the property' Of, the Miller family. Recently they havy l>een sold. The new owners will dispose of the house cither by wrecking or selling it and modern business buildings will take its place. Thus, un old landmark | will fall before, the march of progress unless "the suggestion of Assemblyman Andrew C. Boswell is acted upon. Mr. Boswell feels that the building cnuld he purchased for a very small sum and moved to another location. Being the first building on the isj land it is the l.lfcical place* for historic ftirniture. historic pictures, and historic records. The fact that in !the construction of the house are the timbers of a wrecked vessel makes it that much more valuable. It is a * f

(Stye Heavier Stare, Sr. E CreUsJIjr Llcsted m Amines', Grrwlm F smily Rewsl 8 EARLY CLOSING Ocean City's retail merchants have agreed on early closing. Accordingly, beginning tlctoher 1st. this Store will rlowNaewing* at fi o'clock, except Mondays and Saturday*. THE FLELSHER YARNS SILKS and SATINS lo.;, Prio. to "d KIT«t OcW», l«t ill QUILTS and BLANKETS CORSETS gun stock for Cool Nvm» Weather lion Ton • « R. and C. THE FLE,SHEB YARNS The immense stock of the SURGES Boardwalk Shop will be All new stock at much transferred to the Avenue lower prices than last fall. Store on October first. The Boardwalk Shop Will Close SATURDAY. OCTOBER FIRST — — ~

huilding typical of ita time and of a t sandy ma-i where many, many ves- I nets have strandcl. The time is rapidly passing when, tfu,v of Oclnn City, will lie dilTieuB--ecur.-. There are- still" a few early pioneers Jiving hen-. A Historical ' Society with the Pnikei Miller house llirtoiv has la-en made in Ocean City froin time to time. Why not start. *■ HALLOWE'EN 10 BE HOME GATHERING Plans Being Perfected— and Plenty of Music Promised hv Committee Ocean City's Hallowe'en carnival f.'.r l'.C I is being extensively advertiseil ami its fame is hourly griiwing greater. It is difficult for persons distant from .the resort to realize the stupendous size of the atrair. In rtdilltion to the publicity work being carried on by the committees by means of posters, circular -Jotters and through the newspapers they ask every resident of Ocean City to issue a special -invitation -to' their friends and acquaintances to spend "the week-end and join in the fun. The idea Is to make the carnival a visiting time for all those who have been residents of Ocean City at some period or other, an old home week of n time. Those in change of the carnival are working every minute of the day to make it one of the most successful affairs in the history of the resort. In fact the aim is to j make it stand out from all other celebrations a.- one of hjgh class and still with such opportunities for . fun that nothing in the past can compare with it. There will lie plenty- of musk- durthe pageant us the Hardly Ahle hand and the Red Onion String band will lie in line. In addition the Young Independent club,- recently I organized, will have un Italian band ( of their own. The lodges and various associations ■ of the city are hourly turning in their acceptances U> take part. Of necessity 1 these age hut the high lights of the , carnival. The whole program is not . yet completed and there' are many more features of the jollification to lie added. REDMEN TO PARADE ' Expect to Have 1000 Men in Line on Hallowe'en It was the intention of the Kulmia I Trilie of Redmen to hold a Hallowe'en , celebration in' this city if the, League ; didn't. As soon as they found the , league had started the movement again for this year they fell into line , at once and their cooperation is going , to make tlie carnival a gigantic suc- , cess. Thev have already issued Initiations to the tribes of Cape Muy , County und to the Allied Tribes of , Atlantic County. Hugh CunninghJffC i in telling what the Redmen expected I in

„ to do, at the I-cague meeting Mondny < 'ght, said he expected there would I* a thousand Indians in Ocean City for Hallowe'en. This spirit of cooperation ( . is the real thing and Kalmia Trihe has a way of putting things over p when they start. I o h POPULATION GROWS - — 'r Many New Families Moving Here t '' and Schools Crowded " t " Many people have signified their f C intention of remaining in Ocean City i * all winter. In addition to this there t " are quite a number of families that v - have taken up their residence here i 1 Thrs fall. The prospects are that « Ocean City's -winter population will I exceed by many hundreds that of any previous year. < The public schools are full to over- i flowing and Superintedcnt James E. I Stevens finds it difficult to provide i for the new comers. < Ocean City is in good financial i condition and there is more building i going on in the dtv than ever before, t 0 i SENTINEL GOES SOUTH I). Z. How-ell who has been .spending ' the summer here at VK> Atlantic avenue will leave in a few- days for Fort. I .auderdale, Fla., where he is an extensive property owner and an en- i thusiastir member of the Chamber of Commerce. He is also an enthusiastic booster of Ocean City. He stopped | in the office long enoifeh to Subscribe I to the Sentinel anil said that he would j place it on the reading table in the j Chamber of Commerce rooms at Fort Laudcnhih-. TRANSFER OF S6®« A resolution was introduced hy Commissioner Campbell at the meeting Monday' afternoon that the sum of $600 Vie transferred from the appropriation of City- Hall to the appropriation of streets.

GUESS WHO IS SILHOUETTE IS Ami Win the Trophy of SI Given Each Week by (he Sentinel * This is a continuation of the contest which \yill run for several weeks, there will lie published ' in this column, of the Sentinel < a silhouette of one of the promncnt men of Ocean City. To the person giving the cor- ' rcct name of the person thus, 1 represented, the Sentinel will give $1. In case of more than 1 will he drawn. Get ready now anil lie prepared to claim thai dollar each week. Try it. someone is sure to get the dollar. Why not you. All answers must lie sent by mail to the Sentinel office not later thui#Monilay noon of each week. The answer to last week's 1 contest was Commissioner Wm. H. Campbell. The winner being Mrs. F. Sannino, 648 Aabury ' avenue. Ocean City. N. J. WELL KNOWN PIONEER RESIDENT DIES HERE t Mrs. Mary A. Garw ood ("onducted Hotel in This City Many^ears The many friends of Mrs. Mary A. Garwood, age 72, were saddened to „ learn of her death on Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. The deceased was a poineer resilient of Ocean City,- coma ing here in 1880. For years she ran " a hotel, the Garwood House- She. hail r been In failing health for over two c yours or more and -recently seriously ll ill. c She is survive^ by a husband and K three children. Funeral service will he held at the home of her son-in-law, Hiram S. >f Mower, 609 7th street, Friday after-A-noon at 1:30. Interment will be made ^ai Zion Meeting House, Bargaintown. <1 l - \

JURY DISCHARGED Not Agree in Freeholder Case, .Was Discharged A verdfrt of guilty was returned against Joseph P. MacKissic. freeholder from Isiwer Township, at Cape , Court house on a charge of malfeasance in office in connection with alleged illegality in road contract.-. It was siid that MacKissic failed' to fulfill the duties of his office permitting funds to be misused in the rebuilding of a road between Wildwood and Rio Grande. Efforts of the defense to have the court order a bill , of particulars entered failed and shortI after the jury returned its verdict The jury in the case of freeholders Camp. Fox, MacKissic and Gandy discharged hy Judge H. H . . after it was reported it wai ! impossible for the members to agree on a verdict. The charge of ma|feas I ance in office was the indictmeni f against them. It was rumored tha! . the jury stood six for convicUon anc six for acquittal. They were charged with illegally letting a contract on the Turtle Gu ' Inlet road. All the latest and moat up-to-dati ■ new-s in the SENTINEL ever; r Thursday. WHERE WILL YOU SPEND HALLOWE'EN? ' j Plan Now To Come To Ocean City America's Family Resort V P AGENT SPORTS n ; REVUE - j FUN — — •" j Hotel Facilities

WILL CELEBRATE | Twentieth Anniirrsary - Tin First National Bank of thy- , . ily- ,« illVelelirate its twentieth anniv.Wy an. October 22.1. The Indie.-, i-xfieeiiille, me invitr.1 In a little reception, thky are giving - in their banking room. There will lie plenty df music, flowers, appetising rcfrc-h-ments and -o.iyri.ii -' Mr. Mowrer. away .(or the benefit of the children. The liatyt is goinn to 'clehrutc in the liest way they k'.nw how. If you have a family, bring them and help ... the hi. -tor >• ,-f the bank. LEAGUE HELD OPENING MEETING Matters of Importance Discussed, Including Hous- 1 ing Conditions The committees appointed hy the Progressive I-eague for the Hallowe'en celebration this year are as follows: B. M. Darby, Director General; •- | Prizes, Raymond Gardiner ; Judges. J. Thorttley Hughes; Sports, Elmer Jackson Pearl ; Lighting Displays, Jackson Pearl; I.rghtmg Displays,

.John B. Adams; Parade, Kaney Chattin; league Cost -me*, Captain Her-,..!, Iiort Smith; Publi.ity, F. l.erom^iiwe; Jm M usic, Samuel B. Conover. - — , w j leagr:.- nci.-'icrs gathered Monday- ja night at their quarters in the Hnnn ja Building after a summer's period of y, inactivity as far as league work was concerned. It soon . became evident le| that there were many subjects to be ' discussed. The telephone anil tele- t|, graph service and the old topic of (m. transportation were gone into. Tele- fa phone and telegi aph service of the m, season just passed was brought before yy the meeting by Dr. J. Thornier- ^ Hughes. In the general discussion s( that followed it developed that it was ( . not so much the service that had been m •given during* the season but what a, the Telephone Company expected to fc do for Ocean City in 1922 that was Etlre thought uppermost in the minds j of the members. The secretary was -j- : instrurted to write C. B. Smith, Dis- jj trict Manager of the Telephone Con.- I( I- nany and extend an invitation to him tI and officials of the various departments to visit the league some Mon- w day night convenient to them to dis- Hi cuss the telephone conditions as they existed here. 4, The statement was made in regard CJ 10 to the telegraph service that after h v school opencil the operators in charge n u of the office did not have hoys to de- , „ "".liver the messages and in many cases tl U1 they were mailwl, causing tire delay fl ul of many hours. . The secretary was a also instrueteil to write to the super- t intendent of the Western Union in At- „ lantic City inviting him here for a „ conference. ,| The prosperous condition of the city. ( the stupendous building program now Ireing aarried on, the flood of visitors ( !r* during septemher, and conditions gen- | llc erally as they affect Ocean City were ;i n- taken up at the League meeting Mon- t day night. Bertram M. Darby and 1 1 Elmer Jackson Pearl both made the „ statement that what Ocean City need- | cd most at this time was houses for 4 *' winter occupancy; that both real cs- f tate offices with which they were iden- , ed tificd were receiving numerous in- j K- quiries not alone from the mechanic j pc and the clerk but from the man who of had retire. I from active business life , on for heated houses that they could oc- , in- i cupy the year around. , sic It was explained (hat from a did- . Ice lars and cents standpoint the owners of the majority of house-r in the city : Id- would not rent for the winter. Small , die heated apartments Mr. Darby and Mr. , •ill Pearl both thought would lie a profitrt- 1 able inevstment. let. -o "• LIGHTS TO REMAIN _ Commissioner of Streets and RoaiU Kverton A. Corson will make a survey ^ of the additional street light* that are as„ put in operation for the summer and snt those whergsthere are cottages open aat in the vicmity will be allowed to reln,| main. There are manv more cottages ope\ this year than previously j|y and the action of the Commissioner -ut , meets with the approval of those property owners who wish to continue their stay. BAD AUTOMOBILE SMASH UP Firemmn A. J. Stinglen, driving the == chief* car on the return from a run to I John Kirby's house on Pleasure ave- ] nue yesterday morning collided with I the sedan car of Tom Simmons that was going south. Stinglen was going ca#t on Eleventh street. The force of the rnllision tore wheels from both cars and forced one of them over the sidewalk breaking down a tree that stood in the way. Simmons came out of the smash without a scratch. Stinglen was taken 't<v Dr. Whiticar's office where it was found two ribs and a shoulder blade I were fractured.

' • ^ "j I LfMgH ■ lj| Residence of K. M. Sutton. !i28 Ocean avenue. One of the .-liow placm of tin- rity. Mr. Sutton was-formcrly Postffiaster-and i- President of Sutton and Corson Co.. Contractors. 1 1 Miss Sarah E. Knox Not Married to Eastlake Sister Brands Newspaper Story as Lie— Miss Knox Never Out of the Country

The story that Miss Sarah E. jyiox,' "held with Roger Kostiakc for the murder of Margaret Eastlake, his wife, at Colonial Beach, Va., last Fri- ( ilny," was married to Eastlake in Jafftin is branded as a lie, byMcta Salter, a sister of Miss Knox, in an interview with her yesterday morning. , "My sister has never been out of . country, not even to Canada. She j acquainted with the Eastlake here in £ho summer of 1915, ^ meeting them through Mrs. Ethel whose children played with.' Eastlake children in the beach. became interested in the Eastlake | family through her capacity as a nurse, one of the children being sick and Eastlake recovering^ from the efof a fwvere -yunstroka, "Eostiuke appeared to ms as a weak, good-natured, interesting man. The stories in the newspapers yf the lipstick, the singing of jazz, and the , rcpeateiL'thc women always pay' at- . triliute(A^I«ing said by my sister is a jness 1 ' T3Lmyr.it and if her life were not ill jeopaiilV, would be.laughAsked if Miss Knox was a user of drugs, Mrs. Salter said that she always carried ilrusg in her nurses' kit which licen enlarged tn a suitcase in the reports from Colonial Beach. She had la positive horror of drugs to the c» tent that when a finger became infected from a patient and had to lie amputated, she would not allow drugs lie used to releavc the pain. Another thing that added to her horror of drugs was the fact that a very, friend had died a horrible death frAm Uie use of them. "The reason my sister went to Colonit^ Bfkch was to endeavor to collect money on a JfiOO i^c she held against Eastlake aud this ^as not all the money'liy any means. that he owed ' She had been endeavoring for some time to collect anil was repeated- ; ly put off. Eastlake wrote my sister that he was commgjo Ocean City thi* summer and would pdy her the money ' then. As a matter of fact the EastInkc's did spend two weeks here unIcknown to my sister. ' "Hearing rumors that Eastlake was ' to bo transferred to California my ' sister wrote the Commanding Officer of the Ilalgrin Naval StaUon asking " when the transfer would take place ' and did not receive a satisfactory reply. It was then she decided (y go to 1 Colonial Beach and endeavor to collect * the money due her personally. "My sister had a love affair in her early life, the engagement lieing broken, for reasons unknown to me, after all preparations for a wediling had lieen-made. From that time on * she said repeatedly thst she hail no ' sentimental feelings towired any man. ' "The paper* seem to lie giving her the worst of the deal all through and " I am telling you these things to heh * her in the best way I can." y MEETINGS r The Women's 'Foreign Missionary " Society of the First Presbyterian T church, will meet at the home of Mrs. Joseph Champion. 825 Wesley avenue Tuesday, Octolier 11, at^3 o'clock. A large attendance is requested, mattei e of importance will be brought up ai a this meeting. •- The I -allies' Guild, of the First Pre* h hy teilan church, will meet at the hom« it of Mis* Francis Basaet, Tenth an< g Wesley avenues, Tuesday. October 3 * at 7.30. 11 b ■ o ie TREES ARE BLOSSOMING *1 One of the indications of the mild III- . of the climate of Cape May Coun »h t j is tlie number, of blossoming tree, ■n particularly pears trees throughout th is county. Some of the orchards* are ile mas* of bloom, giving the appearanc of spring rather than autumn.

ASJCS FOR ACTION I). Martrr Ueure*cntcd (In-nls at Commissioners' Meeting Cyrus I). Martcr, a Camden attorney. appeared liefore tlie City Commissioners Monday afternoon in the interest of client* who .hail bought two., at 55th and Asbury avenue in 1918 from the Occdn City Investment Company for $500. The city has a Claim against Hie lots in question for ,$850 in unpaid -taxes. Mr. Ma ter ' stated that Qiere hail been an understanding with the city solicitor -that ^ J the city would give a quid claim pro- j vided the $500 was paid direct to the / city and the difference, $350 couhislfc/ s.*e*ncd to the other property of the company. Mr. Boswell took exception to this -a | statement. Mr. Marter claimed that ' be had l>ee.i seeking for three yenrs to settle this case and requested the Board of Commissioner* to take action ' so that lie c*iulil instruct his clients and close the transaction. The City Solicitor took the stand Quit if the city accepted $500 and asscsscdhthc ?n&0 I" the Other property- of thecompany It would lie settling u preI cedent. The Commissioners will give ® .1 .lefinite answer next Monday. ; ATHLETE WEDS l/ron Uampuzano to Mary Mis* Helen r Msclntoiih y , Nothing could have been more up- - h propriatc than for the announcement ' ' of Leon Campuzano'* engagement to o weil to tie made on the gridiron. lie I- is the assistant coach of the Cadet d viirsity at Pennsylvania Military Col- . "j II lege. Chester, and is one of the insti-. ; d ration's football heroes. The scrim>r nTage on the gridiron the other afterI- noon turned into a congratulatory riot - . :r when it. was informally hut authorita1*1 lively announced that Mr. Campuzano y V-ovId mnrty Miss Helen Macintosh. t- ; of 1219 West Eric nvneue. In Deeem1- her. Two years ago the football star m- 1 is Miss Macintosh while lie v as serrli g iy us a life guard in this city, where l;e tr was keeping iiw trim for the gam*-. 'g After that Miss Macintosh became en * anient enthusiast of tlie game ar-l ! e- was pi, 'sent at all of, P. M. C.'s gri.lU> iron conflicts, regardless of whether ct they were stage.1 near or far. Mr. Campuzano served oversets ' er v.ith the 309th Infantry. Seventy- ( 'It eighth Division, with the rank of lieu J ®i tenant. He is now learning the stat! business at the plant of the Allison on Steel Pnaluct* Company, Che*ter. - 00 Mi. Campuzano wr.s nlso a track star taking part in many of the meets er „f the Ocean City High school held wl in this cit/ * 1 ■'V 0 . . POLLED A UIHJD VOIE The friends of William J. Chadv.lck, who was candiilate for free- / hnl.|er In the second ward opposed to / Joiin R. Crove* have been rongratu- / I. ting liim on the goml showing. that J jic made at the primaries. Groves I . beat him by only 14 votes. Mr. Chad- | , wick, pressed for a -tntemertt after * the election# said: "I am perfectly satisfied. Just tell my friend* through " tlie columns of your paper that I ap™4I predate their support very much." CITY OF OPPORTUNITY "Ocean City is a dty of opportunity" was the statement of John J. ild- Foster when he was asked/regarding un- business condition* of the re*ort, Mr. . **. Foster should know because tor ten t years be was assodatevl with Harry F. p a Stanton in the real estate business nee an if for one >>ar with the office of J. M. Chester.