Ocean City Sentinel, 9 November 1922 IIIF issue link — Page 7

OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 9, 1922. SEVEN S==^ ' — RAY VTTT.A T.ATTKTmV

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, i ami Mr-. John Chcrdron Jd daughter l.ave^ closed their Avv, having had one of the most rnjoj:.!'!' seasons of their many 10 their Kensington Homo in ( Mr an. I Mrs. W. K. Massey, of this city have been entertaining Mrs. W. P. Sherraril of llaililonthe latter's mother, for a bVief post- sea soil visit to Ocean city. "Jr. and Mrs. Harman Dilks' ha-.s closed tlieir summer rexidenrc in I'itinan, N. J. f-«mg the recent visitors to Ocean City were Mr. and Mrs. j Joints B. Collnday, of Jenkiiitown, i the popular proprietors of the St. i Jair.f5 Apartments, anil the St. Jar." Annex. Through the agency of Mrs. C. T. lake. Mr. and Mrs. George R-.; ,r..n.| Fabriun of Philadelphia have purchased the cqttagc 1222 (■■- trul Avenue from ('has. Bor ' oa o.' Occjui City." eiauk Stewart and. family have c* — i their summer residence, lo- : ct'cd at Nineteenth Street and K'esicy Avenue, apd have return- 1 c 1 their home in Woodbury, N.J. jl a '- if post-season .trip, to Ocean ' City were two gentlemen who are 1 actively interested in the Germanic . Hoy* Club, Chas. W. Bain- I bridge, and C. I.. Cadwalader. Hoiii rank foremost among the runnier residents who have done ; ' moat to make ths resort America's ; : greatest family resort. ' >im Chcrdon and family have ' returned" to their home 2211 Em- 1 craij Street, Philadelphia, having i -pent a delightful season in j ( Ocean City. A form eh- pastor of the Fil.-t > Methodist Episcopal Church in ] thia city. Rev. E. R. Brunyate, was i recent visitor and a guest at the 1 Eberon Hotel. While in tlic city i Dr. Brunyate was entertained by : r. numlier of the oflicinls of the " church, at their homes. Samuel Begal of 844 Second St. *Sfi a week-end visitor in this reCltas. Maginnis, the popular r.emhcr and officer of the Ocean i City Fishing Club, is seen around " the resort, enjoying the beautiful i " Autumn weather. Miss Martha Morris, daughter! ('the City Clerk, and Mrs. Henry j A. Morris, and a student at the Trenton State Normal School \ rper.t her summer vacation very pleasantly at home with her par, Mr. and Mrs. B. Johnson reccntentertained Mrs. Ida Milwonl, (." East Orange. Mrs.. ...Milwonl i erpressed her admiration for Ocean City in terms of unqualified praise. Among weekend visitors were Mr. and Mrs. WattCr Bcrroth of German town, at their cottage lofted at Fifteenth Street and 'Wesley Avenue. _ Mr. und Mrs. W. W. Tvers of Philadelphia paid a recent post- . roaron visit to Ocean City. Mr. Tyerg is the well-known and high-'

n ly -esteemed president of the r Ocean 'City Fishing Club. ( Mr. and Mr-. Walter D. Boily "all Of Philadelphia, entertained r Alex Colville also of the Quaker n City at their Wesley Avenue summer residence, during a recent f week-end. r Mv. and Mrs. Walter G. I.usson a have left for Philadelphia, having; n ivcupied their apartments on 622 j Ocean Avenue since early last ! " spring. Mr. and Mrs. Lusson pru-j Iiose to whiter in Mineola, Florida. 1 Mr. and Mrs. P. I„ Fry. of Philadelphia, the proprietors of the Traymore Hotel, were among j Among the many devotees to; the rod and reel, who are making | post-season trips back to Ocean ! , j City, were seen Vice President!, ( Kelly of the Ocean City Fishing . , Club, Harry ' >V. Stclwngon, and _ Gedrge Frankenfleld, of Philailcl- j , Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Ku.hlerow, j . spent the week-end at their cot- i I tage, 837 Park Place. Mr. Bud-,, . ill-row occupies an onviahlo posi- I ^ tion in -the business circles nf;i Mercliantvilie. i Among the many Philadelphians ! ' i who enjoyed the recent Hallowe'en 1 » Carnival, were Mr. ami Mrs. Thos.ll - Wattson, at their apartment, 307 1 - Eighteenth Street. ; Miss Ellen E. Vaughan, Miss1"] tl-aura Willingyre, and Robert B. , • | of Overlirook, were i i among the visitors who came to . ( Ocean City to witness tlie Hallo- - , we'en Carnival. , Walter A. Dittrich, the popular '■ : realtor is enjoying a brief vaca- ■ i ! tion in Hot Springs, Virginia. i I ; Mr. and Mrs. , Harry T. Ellis. 1 I were among the recent Philadel-' i phians who came to Ocean City : • for a post-season visit. Mrs. Ellis j - been for many years past one , • of the most prominent members ■ associated with the Ocean CityClub. I

j IWENTY YEARS AGO " j (Continued from Page 2.- ! each of three tirehouses in order that the alarm would be given in ' e each place simultaneously and in- 1 -liiate the number of the box, from ! which the alarm was sent in. ' i( The system further provided, that a seventy-feet steel tower, r should be secured in which to in- ! '* stall a 2000 pound bell. This large t 1*11 was so arranged that it gave ' tho alarm, at the same time it'! was received in the firehouse. Provision was made also, that ^ should an alarm lie sent in from. - 1 two boxes at the same time, no s t ! confusion would occur. The first ' 1 alarm, if sent in only a fraction , r i. of a second before the other would c lie recorded properly, and the sec-' ^ I oiul immediately afterwards. 11 The contract required that the l: work of installing the system, i ' should lie completed in sixty days.'c Twenty years ago, the house and ? i of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Rice. I bleated on Asbury Avenue, was j] tire venue of much mirth and jo1-: " | Miss Maud Way was entertaina large party of friends. To '' all appearances, very extensive '' ■ preparations had been made for - the entertainment of the guests, -.games and music featuring very h • in the scheme of festivi- 1 r i ties. A Messrs. William Jester, Theo- li , -lore Town send and L. Oponshaw.s appear to have been the star vocal P performers, with Miss Anna Cham- t - pion presiding at the pianoforte. The invited guests included: / Miss Mamie Urquhart, Misst ~ Blanche Ricker, Miss Madge t • Smith, Miss Ethel Smith, Miss . * - Anna Champion Miss Elizabeth f ' Scbock, Miss Susie Willis, Miss; v " Rice, Messrs. William Jes-I t Theodore Townsend. I.. Open- ' i r -haw, Benjamin Groves, Alloway ' - Smith, John Rosenbaum, Samuel Smith, Paul Rice, Cherie Borie, and Seward Dobbins. The Sentinel of Twenty Years . Ago, containeil a picture of Harry'! a Headley, Councilman-elect froth s the Serond Ward. Mr. Headley (jSk . the time sported a typically Vantfj . Dyke moustache. Charles Schurch, Twenty Years-

E. A. CORSON i General Contractor — ; 737 Asbury Avenue OCEAN CITY NEW JERSEY [j ROADS. SEWERS. BRIDGES. BULKHEADS^ -|- — - - M Don't let the spring find you I / f 1 ith a leaky roof. Thunder dSfca1' ' bOa./ ) i storms are coming and a leaky j 1 roof will be apt to result in -yd1* considerable damage. I ; ' T Chimneys that leak should; VA-I/I I I '>0 looked after and made' A \ IT \ J I water-tight. Smokey chimneys inkrv^y' can ^ mada draw- • /-j: j- i Tin roofs are fire-proof. -4u/ll!\ Z_r All kinds of stove and heater ^Jj|l|f|L\ \ /~7 , \ repairs, stove and heater pipes. 1 c tf] n S\\ / r j i' Tin, slate and slag roofing. smith f V / / / / | I THBTIIV8MITH / r^* / ' ,109 Hlevanth Street Phono -J-4I-W All Kinds of Clutter*

I TO HE ASSURED ' jl a inn yourself of our expert architectural and technical ability when j you are cdilRidering building, when you finally decide to build you will j| h.™ Itot ». nra the BUILDERS te leWH ye" ..^Im^requira. ,| I. e»v I U LESLIE HEADLEY CO, INC j Builders Arcbiucts j 515 Eighth Shseb »»e^B City Onr Methods ve ttlewt Ample Fadlitiea Ample Kasouacas i Dependability Proven I,

ago this week, returned from Texas and the Southwe.-t. uith an ugly memento of a most thrilling experience. r It was customary so Mr. Schurch i explained, for them while in Tex- ] to thoroughly sliuke tlieir bed- ■ ( colthes every night before retir ing, to make certain there were no l unwelcome beipfellows around. One night, following the usual I routine, Mr. Schurch. picked up his _ lied, gave it a goo.l shake, when j out from underneath then- crept | a hugh rattlesnake. Mr. Schurch , instantly seized his gun, and blew j the reptile's head otr. j "The unwelcome.! guest measured six feel in length, and carried , twenty-one rattles; quite u fji* midahle creature to meet with at ( quarters. , The agitation fomenting in our < neighbor county, in favor of re- . moving the county seat from Mays Landing, appears to have tieen in ( existence Twenty Years Ago. »Ve find that the Atlantic County Free- j holders, had passed a resolution re- . ! questing that steps should lie tak- , 1 en to have the matter decided by j . popular vole. j The solicitor was directed to prepare and have introduced in the a bill providing for the { test. j A strange experience befell a t named Mrs. Deborah. A. , of Somers Point. Twenty t Ago. For some time the ( lady had been suffering from a j j swollen leg, w hich the physicians j j pronounced was due tn rheuma- , Early this week of Twenty Ycurs^ . Ago, she discovered what appear- t ed to have been a splinter pro-,' truding through the skin of the ; i swollen limb. She extracted it, and I ; found it to lie a fine sewing needle i 'which Mrs. Troon remembers to j | [have swallowcl forty years before; I I Quite a long time on the road. ! Twenty Years Ago. Ocean City

- appears to have experienced a mild i a building boom. Herbert C. Smith 1 ^ had just completed a new boat- t house, on the bay near Seventh i St.: George Adams and Bro. were I laying down the foundations of a • Thirteenth Street] for Mrs. J. I Weaver; Joseph G. Champion and ■ ' Company, were building four cottage- oti Haven Avenue, between jt ' Fomth and Fifth Streets for ( ■ Henry 1). Moore. , i 1 l.ii addition, extensive improve-' t ments were lieing carried into ef-|i 1 feet, on a truct of land extending ■ from Haven Avenue to the bay,:.- . and lietween Fifth and Eighth I ' 1 Street.-, property which in tho , . ' main belonged to Hejtry D. Moore. The proposed plans included a 1 ; fifty- feet street, with ten feet side- 1 walks between Seventh and Eighth; Streets, to lie known as Pleasure; • Avenue. c Ocean City evidently had its > ' basket-ball fans Twenty Years, ' Ago. Information is given, that a t strong team had been formed with j f a view of associating with the South Jersey I-eague. A suitable floor had been secured at Trower's ' ( HaB. jf j Isical jottings of Twenty Years s ' Ago contain the information that." ' the Rev. J. B. Adams, was occupy- J the Palermo Baptist Church; , « 1 that Councilman George W. Lee. 1 • was having his cottage renovated; f ' that Headley and Ailams had pur- ] cha-ed thirteen carloads of coal ; , ^ ' Richard B. Slites and Philip S. ' had left on a guning expe- 1 ' dition up Egg Harbor river; that the members of the P. 0. S. of s ■_! A. camp, would give a free enter j ■ tuinmeut in Trover's Hall, on i , - Thanksgiving evening; thnt Mr. ■ ■ and Mrs. Samuel Schurch, Chas. ■ I Schurch and Mrs. J. Hand, had at-t' ' tended a husking party at the j j ' home of Fred S. Carter, at Peters-, : ' that Superintendent Gibb i i was making great improvements | ! at the pumping station, of the1

Central Real Estate Co. JoS Eighth Street, Ocean City, N. J. LIST TOUR PROPERTIES WITH US Tf. Our courteous efficient methods will bring results, na We need houses with 6-8-10 bedrooms. What bare youT |J Want to sell your business? We can handle it. J. R. JONES — — Edgar r. Ber ger Real Estate In 31st St. Section of Ocean Glty 1Fi" Co„Xf„l SB., ... ^ ■ SuR.B. r S Lots Sold on Terms , | » — — — - CHAS. D. SAMPSON Stoves, Hardware, Oils, Roofing 408-10 Asbury Avenue OCEAN CITY. N. J. the Whole Dinner Hot , I n«t>^MC«eall the heit i» retained »nd ptrt to Work. Also it's a wonderful burners. Always looks cooker, with refinements spic and spas, and conveniences to be And there will be no had in no other range. backaches, for the new You can work over the cocnfbrt height prevents enclosed, heat - retaining stooping, top with comfort. Across Compact and durable, its smooth surface vessels Beautifnl in design and can be pushed without finish. Four sices, tipping. See it demonstrated at Grease does not reach our Salesrooms. c U City Gas Light Co. \ 839ASBURY AVENUE

I Ocean City Water Company, at ■ i Haven Avenue and Tenth St.; and ! • that Harvey Y. Lake, accompanii ed by his brother Prof. Harry H. | ■ Lake, had returned home from a , i visit to the Kaaeterskill, greatly , • benefitted in health. Mr. Harvey . . l.ake killed a large deer, while out I oa a gunning expedition. 1 1 The personal column contains i j the information that Frank K. , I Cbampiwn ami Seward G. Dobbins i .had spent Sunday in Atlantic City; , i •'that Miss Hannah Hand was visit- !i I ing Mrs. Wilbur Young at Angel- I sea; that H. li. Carter had been1 spending a few days at the shore; , that Andrew Marshall of Philadelphia, and a summer resident. had spent the Sunday here; that | j Chas. A. Doc, of Philadelphia had a recent visitor on business; that Hershall Henderson of Mill-

STREETS OF ' North Street St. Jim "ere 1 Fir. l Street. : St. Cher It, Piece I Second Street. ' Pennbrn Piece Iietencr Piece. < Stawt 1 i'eurth Street. Driahton Piece. 1 Plrmoeth Piece. I Eighth Street. : Ninth Street. "w el ton Piece. Thirteenth SUeet. Merino Piece. I Bey View Piece. Fliteenth Street. Sneect Piece. Bereene Piece Sliteeeth Street. HWhteenth Street. Nembere conereatively Sooth fro* I Ftret to Ftftr-nlath Straots. , Areneee er Street! Renelng PereUri > | From Ber te Octme

OCEAN CITY Oceen* Avenue On Garden. Tretl Betterem Rood. AtlenUe Bouleverd. (Continnntlon of AtlenUe Are., carve, e round the Garden, Tract to the Bey North Point Road. Commencing on Bit Laroon Xloed. Bar Itoed^^ Sebright feld > Holly Tree Road ■ Pinnacle Road. Mornlngeide Road tg Naieeu Walk. Naeaan Road. Beach Hoed

v Bureau of Health and Charities CITY HALL T. LEE ADAMS, Health Officer | Office Heart: ! II. M te 12.M A. M. Phone zu and a-W for Health Officer duiing office hour*, if com- ; plaint ia to be made for any violaI tion ol health code, ' or addreaa - j postal to box 244 ' WILLIAM MALONEY Auto Electrician Batteries Recharged and Repaired | — all makes. | Prest-O-Lite Battery and Gas I Tank Service. » Stewart-Warner gpeedemeter y | Service. , Airco Acetylene and Oxygen for cutting and welding. Starter, Generator and Ignition • Work. 29 S. Florida Avenue ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. HAVE you a cottage, bungalow or apartment to furnish? We have a line of FURNITURE at less than Philadelphia prices. Window shades a specialty. CHAS. E. ADAMS & BRO. 720-22 Asbury Ave. OTIS M. TOWNSEND BUILDER ' OFFICE: 8th St. Opposite P. O. ocean crnr, n. j. Only galvanized nails used on exterior work. ; Plans and Estimate* Furnished " All Work Guaranteed LEWIS COSSABOON Contractor and Builder _ 226 Asbury Avenue OCEAN CITY Phone 661 -J E. A. BOURGEOIS Formerly of Lee end Bourgeois Carpenter and Builder OCEAN CITY, N. J. Jobbing Work a Specialty E. A. BOURGEOIS 901 Central Avenue Ocean City, N. J. Phone 471-W G. O. Adams H. S. Adams W. W. Adams GEO. O. ADAMS & CO. Plastering, Range Setting BRICKLAYING, F.tf, Etc. All Work in Mason Line Promptly Attended Ta. i 609 Ocean Avenue. OCEAN CITY. N. J. ' LEANDER S. CORSON BUILDER 1(34 Wpaiey Avenne. ft ly

: villa had been spending several I days at C.e residence of Mr. ami ' Mrs. John Townsen.l; that Dr. ■ Kee.l. and O. J. DeRou c. 1 of Philadelphia, were in the city over the weekend, lookim- ,.ver their building operations; th.,i Robert Carson, a Philadelphia Cnr- | pet Manufacturer, had been a recent visitor; that Mrs. lama N- :■ had returned home, after a v i -it of several weeks in Philadelphia, .where she ;had been umlergui:.:- : medical treatment; that W. K. was in town, looking very | mueh improve,! in health. "• | ROOMS : Plymouth Place & Atlantic ive. Nicely luronUd looms. Elrettic lighli. ; Hot wain heel • CnU.d l,K«M. terms . reasonable

TO ONE TO ALL Do not Forget the Old Rrliable Which wa- E-tahlished in 1916 Try it Mice— complete your laundry while you trait. Call, write or Phone 1C9-W .217 BAY AVENUE * Ocean City, N. J. . FRANCES FREEMAN, Prop. 1.. SMITH E. H. CAMPBELL SMITH & CAMPBELL HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTERS 213 A.«hury Ave. Ocean City, N. J.

R. H. JOHNSON PLUMBING COMPANY is now in its New Offices 817 ASBURY AVENUE where patron- and friends will he cordially welcomed JOHN MARTS LUMBER COMPANY NINTH STREET AND HAVEN AVENUE OCEAN CITY, N. J. « Lumber, Millwork, Moulding-, Building Paper, Plaster Board, Nail-, '■ Sash Weights, etc. Estimates Furnished. Prompt Delivery. WELCH CONSTRUCTION CO. "Welch Built Homes" "Built By The Sea" C OCEAN CITY, N". J. I'honc 180 JOSEPH BROADLEY PLUMBING and HEATING 731 Asbury Avenue Ocean City, -N. J. Rhoi.b 85-M Orubb Brothers Building Contractors JOBBING A SPECIALITY 609 Third Street, Ocean City, N. J. Telephone 4S7-R " I S. B. SWAN J. E. TROI7T SWAN and TROUT ^ PRACTICAL -CARPENTERS aii BUILDERS 1040 ASBURY AVE OCEAN CITY, N. J. JOBBING A SPECIALTY ; wire KRAUSS To Wire Your House PHORK No. 177- W 411 ASBURY AVENUE j OCEAN CITY NEW JERSEY '* r r^L ' YOU SHOULD HAVE i A Reliable Builder To erewt your Ocean City cottage. You annot spare the time to look after it closely yonr«elf and racst depend upon the honesty oi the contractor. I have bnilt for a large number oi people and conid refer yon to any or all «f them. Send for the list of names and photographs oi the houses. Otis M. Townsend sFFicE Dim nrD oCEAN CITTtth St. Opposite r. 0. C3 vJ I L U C-, n 8. J. S Any Kind tny Where s Joseph G. Champion Building Contractor OCEAN CITY. N. J. Tenth Street and West Avenue • SENTINEL ADS ARE MONEY SAVERS : H