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OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, OCEAN CITY, N. J, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1933

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Witches, Ghosts, Demons Donkeys, Bell-HopsAnd Fairies Hold Carnival Here ( \PE MAY PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE CAPTURE FIRST PRIZE AMONG VISITING ORGANIZATIONS— CENTRAL OCEAN CITY BOOSTERS LINE UP STRONG— LOCAL DEER HUNTERS X ON PARADE

GEORGE PFIFFER PROVES A "WIZ" ROLLER SKATER BERTH A WINKLER ALSO CAP- 1 ' I I RES TWO PRIZES UNCONTEST

W'lulc their seniors danced to the! nierrj music of'a band. or paraded j up an.l ilowii the avenue In a gay ( masquerade, the young folks found) attraction and amusement in a.rol-: ler >kute tournament, conducted be- j tween Seventh and Eighth Street, j City Solicitor Andrew C. Bos ! sell abandoned hin law tomes for the time, and with the assistance of Elmer Crane, superintended the Five races hail been arranged, all i of which were keenly contested. ■ Some of the competitors revealed , marvelous skill on wheels, ami , made very creditable performances. ■ The winners of the several i r tents arc as follows: I 1— Race for boys between years of six and ten. First, George I Ffiffer; second, Joe Lawles. i •.'—Rare for boys between years t of ten and fifteen. First, Jack i Samiino; second, Howard Johnson. | 3— Race for girls 'between years of six and ten. First, Bertha r Winkler; second, Linda Gardner. i 4— Race for girls between years ( of ten and fifteen. First, Amy i Cobb; second, B. Winkler. 1 .'—Race for couples any age. ( Winners, H A tier Verhey and Linda r a. Gardner. ' J 6— Racing with one skate! Win- i aer. George Pfiffer. - - - I The tournament proved a source of considerable excitement to the i youngster, t>oth competitors anil i spectators. Each contestant had t his or her rooters in the crowd, who x never failed to spur a favorite to , victory. Tried as an experiment \ this year, the ^Carnival in the i future seasons wHll probably have c thi« feature of amusement still further developed. c i

lADOOGK PHARMACY J10BBER ARRESTED LEON COBB PLEADS GUILTY AND COMMITTED TO COUNTY COURT The suspicions of the police con•erning the pcrSon who committed the robbery at. the Maddock Pharm-; acv proved to be well founded. ^Search was made for Leon j Cobhi who, during the past sum-; mer assisted Dr. Maddock for a few nays at the soda fountain, until on Wednesday he was arrested by j

Chief of ■ Police Howard Johnson , . «t Millville. Arcussed is reported to have made full confession of the crime, n 'tying he had made his way to * Atlantic City after the robbery, he had spent'' the money. Thursday morning, Cobh ap- f peared before Police Justice Fnui- " cis H. Ware, charged with ent»- *! ing the store and stealing $25 or f Accussed, who is a mere youth, pleaded guilty, and was committed ' to the Cape May County Court, e under bail of $500. The parents of the lad had been informed, but did not appear at the ( coutr. Cobb informed Justice Ware ( 'hat lie felt confident of being able ^ secure bail from an aunt in MillviBe. Chief of Police Johnson volun-•eered-lo help the lad to get into ( communication with the relative. ( ■ml render all assistance possible | securing bail. Cobb stated he was due to rejoin j his ship on Tuesday next. ( ECHOES OF THE STORM At a special meeting of the City ; Commissioners, held Tuesday afternoon, an ordinance was introduced, making provision for the '■•pairing of the bulkhead In South Ocean City. The damage was largely the result of the storm, which swept over "• island during the past week.

If ever Ocean City deserved to lie regarded as a cosmopillan city, it certainly did so on Wednesday night. Representatives from ever; nation on earth, with a few from the nether regions supposed to lie i| under the earth, held high carnival j here under the auspices of the j Young Men's Progressive I-eaguc. As befitting a Hallowe'en festi- ■ vnl, witches and goblins, ghosts and i demons were Very much in evi- 1 jdence. Probably a cold shudder " I crept down many a spine, when liis I • crept down spine, when lus i

e ! satanic majesty appeared in the ' i d | line of march, proding the subur- I y . ban end of a skeleton with a wicked d) toasting fork. Despite the gruo•jsomeness of the spectacle, it may - ! be that many dill mend their ways - hereafter lest a similar fate befall - them if by chance they land in the ' r regions where the forked-tailed e monster dwells. /'~s\ ( e To relieve the situatioiC however, there were hundreds of happier I mortals. Dancing maidens froliced I. with harlequins; Israelites cavorted i on roller skates, ami merry darkies ■ I jested with demure Japs. There c ■ were husky laddies who piroquetled c I petticoats, blushing lassies who i panted in pants. t - Some of the costumes were very • beautifully designed. revealing r great artistic* skill. Impersona- i: < tions displayed considerable origi-,1 t nality, while others demonstrated ' o - great athletic skill. ; s " It would be^itterly impossible tojC i make comparisons among so large u number of contestants; not with- p < standing, special mention should lie ' made of Leslie Smith, Robert' o WooIsUTfJ, Miss Bush, of Sea Isle c . City, who impersonated an Esqui- b i maux and dog, and the Misses a Smith and Frances F'liek. « • who appeared as bewitching bell- n of the Hotel Flanders. " s Central Ocean City proved once i and for all that it does not lack ti I initiative or enterprise. No par- n I ticular section of the city wan so h > well and ably represented. A r > stream of automobiles, many of e : which were beautifully decorated, w • all carrying the legend "34th St." • came jn the line of parade. fi I One float from the seation of a . comic character was 4 scream, h Hitched behind an nn»C'leluvian p

Ford was a bachelor's idea of a a parlor, bedroom and dining room. F Unfortunately, however, the old ii IFord hail developed curious habit h of bucking, anil frequently the lone occupant of the bed found himself o ^ with feet perched in the air, and I. thead testing the quality of the f, j asphalt. _ w The ileer hunters in their caravan came in for generous applause, id ^ • ami many a local nirnrod was hailed h ; by the spectators. r Among the organisations of a n[ comic character, the members of J 11 ! the local Legion presented a spec^tacuiar formation. Beards II abounded, but very little military bearing. ' As in wars nasi, the members of i ' As

the Anglesea Fire Company and the i Ladies' Auxiliary came in strong " i numbers. A lively bunch these, a who have learned the secret of ' holding carnival to perfection. ■ In striking contrast the local ; « of the Patriotic Order Sons of America marched with true! I' military precision and dignity. ' Clad in the costumes of the pre- » Revolution Period, their stately f mein, as they marched along, sent a ! patriotic thrill coursing through ' every vein. I Special mention should be made 1 of the Ocean City High School < | students, led by Miss Ruth Jones. ' Costumed quaintly and pictur- i [ csquely they made the line echo 1 with their songs, until they arrived ' at the judges stand, where they in- , 1 dulged in a typical school yell. 1 Music was furnished by a splen- ' ' did array of bands, including the ' | White and Blue Band of Vine- ! land, the Sea Isle City Band, the Somers Point Band, and their own' 1 instrumentalists brought down by]' the Cape May Progressive League. The prize for the visiting organisation making the best appearance ' ■ was jqgtly captured by the Cape - May Progressive League. Led by ■ their band, which performed well, s the League came in for a grout i ovation all along the line of march. The judges, composed of W. H. - Colli sson, Jr., R. H. Johnson, Floyd, r Simms, Harry Mills, Ewing T. Cor(Continued on Page Eight)

STATE FEDERATION ! MEET AT CAPE MAY i Second District Meeting Will Be Held at Methodist Church The second District Convention j , "f i ho State Federation of Women's ■ Clubs i.- scheduled to assemble at I ''ape May on November 7th. \ie j E ; meetings will lie held in the splendid auditorium of the First Me the - Mist Church. The morning session will convene promptly at 10.30 o'clock. ' Mrs. Ice, President of the State ' " Federation, and other prominent 1 members of the board, will be pros- ' i ent, and address the meeting. ' , The second district included the 1 '• counties: Burlington, Cumberland, ' ' e Atlantic, and Cape May. ' c I Every members of the Federated i r !. Clubs is urgcil to attend,- matters ' . of extreme importance coming' . under discussion. i i I The Ladies' Aid Society of the c . Church will serve luncheon in the A chapel, at fifty cents per plate. j «

CITY FATHERS ARE REQUESTED TO BTJILD JETTIES jlORTH ST.: CITY ENGINEER REPORTS ON'jl BUILDING OF ALLEY AT ! 57th-59th STREETS At the last meeting of the Board c of City Commissioners, a communi- 1 i cation was read from property own- c ers on .the northern section of the island, requesting them to build ; t jetties. ' The letter stated that the writers „ represented fully 50 per cent, of the U am! assessable owners. ! ; The request was made for jetties: of the type and sixe now under con - . : struction for Messrs. Mc!.aughluii- . * I ConoVer on the Gardens Tract, for j ^ which Prof. Huupt had prepared, . plans ami specifications. It was reported that B. F. Goctz, operator of the Sunrise Tract, had '' consulted Prof. Haupt, and had I " advised by the expert jetty architect thut the two jetties for which request was made would lie : necessary with the one being constructed on the Gardens. j Mr. Goetx had taken up the mat-;,| with E. G. Blakely with the h result that the communication read . ,| been sent to the Commissioners. The Board, after some delib- a elation, felt (hey could not decide Ig without further investigation, con-| sequent! y the letter was ordered j a filed for future action. i City Engineer Collisson reporteil w had communicated with all the . property owners interested in the;

alley, between Fifty-si rffc andStreets, for the build- j ing of which the Commissioners I I been petitioned. Ten replies had been received, allh of which stated the writers would j I perfectly satisfied with a fifteen | foot alley, without curbing or side- j 1 walks. ' j' The Commissioners decided to ; < i defer the matter for another week, t see if more replies would he r received. ! I jl EASTERN STAR DANCE A TRIUMPH j ( linton Brccklry Proves too Cunning for the Fortune Teller The dance given last Friday evening ut the Casino Club, under the auspices of the Ocean City ChapNo. 83, Order of the Eastern Star, proved to be a triumph of management. ■ It- is estimated that fully two j hundred persons attended, robed in j typical farmyard style, the men in j overalls, and the ladies in gingham The hall had been beautifully ' decorated with cornstalks and! pumpkins, and the weird emblems , , of Hallowe'en. The booths, where j I candy, p&muts and other dainties; 'were sold, were well patronized. Itj . estimated that over $100 was ! , 1 realized by the event I The furtunc teller, impersonated j .j by Mrs. Dearie, was perhaps the1 , most popular feature of the eve- i . Ming's frolic. The lady baffled alii . who attempted to penetrate her dis- j . guise, with the exception of Clinton » ' Bretklcy. , Mr. Breckley'- keen' eye revealed ,• j her identiy. Notwithstanding, those j who consulted the lady were none . tlie less pleased with the very won- . ! derfut fortunes she predicted for t them. Soft I'rdaling Daddy "Betty, what have you been doing to this ink?" asked mother. • "Oh, nothing. Mom," replied our • Betty. "I only put a little water ii in i.t In make it weak, as I was writing to Daddy ami there was something 1 wanted to whixper to him.

FRANK L. MURPHY ■| PASSES AWAY AT , HOME SUDDENLY .DECEASED WILL BE BURIED ON FRIDAY AT THE CEMETERY, PETERSBURG Tidings of the death of Frank L. ,an engineer employed by , the Ocean City Water and Sewer . Company, came as a shock to his . numerous friends in the city. Mr. Murphy and his family have , intimately associated with City for over quarter of a , century past, and arc among the ' most highly esteemed citizens in ■ the community. Although deceased, had been ailing for the past dine months, death :caine suddenly and unexpectedly, between the hours of 2 ami 3 o'clock Tuesday morning. He was • sitting at the foot of the bed when siiung ai me iooi oi me ocit wnen

j w ithout any warning he fell backwards and expired in the arms of . his wife. I Mr. Murphy is survived by his | widow, his aged father, Sylvanus , Murphy, and by a sister, Mrs. Clarence Ferguson, who are residents ,of this city. ^ Mrs. Murphy will he remembered j by many as formerly Miss Harriet The funeral service will be held at the home on Friday at 1.30 o'clock, Dr. John Handley offiriat- ; Interment will be made at the cemetery iintyersburg. Friends desiring to pay their last ■ tribute of respect to the deceased | may view the remains at the home Thursday. evening from 7.30 to [ 0 o'clock. ■ Mr. Murphy was a man uni- ■ • vernal!)- esteemed for his many excellencies of character. Genial and generous, he leaves a host of ; ! acquaintances who _ look upon his j departure as an irreparable loss. Funeral arrangements are in the , hands of J. Prescott Cadman, of , city. SPEEDER IS FINED $10 BY JUDGE WARE } Howard Rice appeared -before | Francis JL Ware on Tues- , day morning, charged with driving , car at a high speed to the danger of the public. t Police Officer Fordnev made the ' arrest, as accused came into Eighth I I Street. ] j Rice admitted the offence, and t 'after a reprimanding frotn the 1 , judge, ami paying a fioe of $10, . was allowed to leave. I

I Corrupt Politics Election came round and Lira ; said her man was going to vote for ! the Democrats. She was asked 1 I why he had made this decision. ■ I j said it was because the Re- ' i publicans had offered him more for 1 ■ vote than the Democrats. ! "But, Liza, one would think that i would be the very reason he would , vote the Republican ticket."' "No, i ' ma'am!" she replied, "that proves : sho that the Democrats is the j leas' corrupt"

POWELL'S SAUSAGE MACHINE CAPTURES Y FINE SSILVER CUP D! SMITH'S DRY GOODS STORE' AWARDED PRIZE BEST DECORATED WINDOW Ocean City's merchants are to be _ commended highly for the spirit of y co-operation shown by them in ,. decorating their windows for the ' f Hallowe'en Carnival. Quite a few revealed great origi- ; e nality in design, which unquestionably involved considerable ; , thought and labor in carrying out.. !■ The judges made a careful sur-i x vey of the city, and no window ! ' with any pretense of decoration was ' . neglected. All were examined in : j the afternoon, and again at eve- I ning when lit up. 1 ) The gratitude of the committee i is due 4he three ladies who per- ' , formed 'this sendee in so praise- '

worthy a manner — Mrs. Ewing T. 1 ,f Corson, jHrs. Nathaniel South, and Mrs. J. J. Foster. | b After due and careful consider- I s at ion the judges made the awards ■. as follows: s For the best decorated window, the Smith Dry Goods' Store enpj turcs the cup. t A similar cup, handsomely chased, was awarded to the j s Powell's Market for the most Jj originally dressed window. | In the latter establishment the! e natural history of the article of food which many like, and are ' ^ ( known familiarly as '.'hot dogs" J 0 j was made known. A stream of in- L nocent looking members of thej ^ canine tribe .are seen waiting their j, * tum to be devoured hy the] j grinder, transforming lifa dogs into ] y I hi j Two other establishments were is ^ given honorable mention, the i ) ^ Standard Electric Company, anil ; t: the establishment of Harry H. Ijike, jeweler. Had there been sec- w s ond prizes arranged, these two t( f would hax'e been awanleil them. f HALLOWE'EN PARTY '] Miss Helen Pontiere gave a Hallowe'en party last Saturday to a p : puty of friends. Dancing was the tl chief dIVeraion of the evening, and h r delicious refreshments were served, h : 'Among the guests present were ( the Misses Mary Pontiere, Mary n ' "Ward, Julia Pileggl. Eva Pileggi. p i Catherine Ward. Emily Pileggi, u Pontiere, and Helen Pontiere, r I together with 'Messrs. Tom Wil- ti ' Jack Harrigan, Bert King. . Anthony Embesie, Bob Gordon, a Henry Crease, Kenneth Rosso, apd ( Anthony Pileggi. R

, Miss Helen Buck, daughter of p . ami Mrs. Milton G. Buck, has p I l>een confined to her home with sickness for several days. Miss j Buck, however, has recovered sufficiently t o return to her school I , studies. 1 r I Mr. and Mrs. O. Henry, who, dur- , ing the past season, conducted the I f , Atglen Hotel, left this week for L > Florida, where they propose to j v spend the winter. ;,|

mmm ' I Series Of Earth Tremors |S Shake The Entire Island, b Windows And Doors Rattle ; NO DAMAGE REPORTED— SHOCKS PERCEPTIBLE ALL OVER v j THE CITY— FOUR DISTINCT SHOCKS HEARD AT INTERi VALS OF SECONDS, BETWEEN HOURS OF TWELVE :y 1 AND ONE :u i . — u I

j A series of mysterious earth h I j tremors, which appear to have been d # ; felt all along the Jersey Coast, j e were experienced here on Tuesday, g; between the hours of twelve and 5 j The shocks, which seemed to 1 I come at brief intervals, were per- f ,||eeptible all over the island. Win- ' e 1 ilows and doors rattled violently, ( ,. but no damage has been reported II j to person or property. i Considerable alarm was evi- t „ ' deuced among many local residents, f | and curious theories have been i d' offered in explanation. ■e Many would not entertain the i ie ' uiea that the shocks were of seismic ' i- origin, declaring emphatically that I >r the disturbances were due to dynamiting in aome part of the main- . land, or to gun practice at sea. United States Weather Observer "" Hay is reported to hav«-. said: "I i jr have not. received any advice from sr Washington or elawhere concern - ing a seismic disturbance of the ^ earth of any kind." Later, Mr.. Day is rep- -red to

adviheed the theory that the " were due to the slid- 1 1 ing of the ocean bed, far out at sea. ^ Other scientists of note have ad- - vanced the same theory, explaining u that the ocean floor is undergoing f great upheaval, and that the bed's is being thrown up into vast hills, c . and deep basins being formed. I Dr. Sohon concurs in the belief, t "We do not know what is occurring 1 i ■ the bottom of the Atlantic," he f , said, "but obviously it is something ( i important. r "There is a continuous adjust- ' : ment. The heavy sides of the earth ' : are sinking where there is not suft ficient resistance to retain them. I - That accounts for the tremors or i - jerks." ~ i On the other hand. Dr. Howard , 1 r Meyerhoff scouts the theory that 1 I anything unusual was happening ; 1 i under the Atlantic, and claims it - was one part of the subterranean t world that is well settled. j Meanwhile, the shocks are felt ■> and the mystery deepens. [•

FIRST BAPTISTS TO HAVE RALLY DAY Dr. Buck Will Discuss "Mysteries _ of Kingdom" Sunday Evening P ) Rally Day will be .observed with ; ' : appropriate exercises next Sunday by the School of the . First Baptist E Church- The exercises will be held : at 12 o'clock, immediately following the morning service, e A splendid program of song^i f and recitations will be rendered by I i members of the School, together j s with brief addresses on Bible Jj -i At the morning service the Com- - munion will be celebrated, with ap| r address by the pastor, followed by . the reception of new members. "The Mysteries of the Kingdom" . | will lie the subject of the evening i , | discourse. Dr. Buck will base his j , study of the kingdom upon the ' . ; parables of Christ, interpreted in i the light of. history, A program of splendid music' will be rendered by the choir,! under the direction- of Clinton D. I ® Lowden.

LOCAL ORCHESTRA ENTERTAINED AI KIWANISLUNCHEON I. SUSPICIOUS CONDUCT OF CAMDEN KIWANIAN OVER PRIZES | Nine members of the Ocean City i Orchestral Society were the .guests' of the local Kiwanis Club at theirj noon-hour luncheon on Wednosilay. j The visitors included Prof. Rob- . .j inson, director of the society; Miss ; Trout at the piano; Messrs. • Vincent, Baker and Broadley, vio- ! linn; Bertram M. Darby, flutist; I M. DeWitt Hirst, bassoon; Mr. i drums, and Constance Ford, trombone. j ■ The Instrumentalists rendered 1 several selections in splendid style, [ quality evaply balanced and ' which richly merited the genapplause they received from the audience. Dr. Stannard introduced each player to the club, remarking that Orchestral Society deserved the , heartiest support of the community. The society had given two concerts, and proposed several more this winter. As a just recompense, therefore, the president urged every member of the club to ' render whatever assistance he could | the society. When the distribution of attend- j anee prize? became the order of the day, Kiwanian Albert L. In-i gram, formerly of Camden, rend-: formerly of Camden, rend- j t

ered himself open to grave sus- 1 picion, or otherwise the fates were ^ playing him a wicked prank. ( Mr. Ingram was called upon to ; a card for the winner of the j prize. Lo and behold, the name t j drawn was that of George D. Richi arils, who sat upon Mr. Ingram's f right hand. ( | A second card was drawn, ami A. t | Randolph Fogg's name was drawn, | who sat on Mr. Ingram's left. This ■ : too suspicious for the presijdent, and another was asked to

| draw tte Jot, when the prize fell to R. W. Edwards and William IGibb. 1 1 j I-eroy Jeffries came in for a I j great ovation as the champion i 'golfer of the Kiwanis Club, when i : W. H. Collisson, Jr. presented him ! j with the trophy to hold for a year. I j R. W. Edwards gave an inter- i jesting resume of the Kiwanis Con- I vention held in the dty of Newark. ; ; It transpired that Ocean City could have- secured the convention next but Mr. Edwards doubted [whether the dty could accommodate the visitors, especially inasmuch as Asbury Park had also re- 1 on the same ground. Next; ; year's convention will, therefore, be | held in Atlantic City. , The Stunt Table once again came ; under the censure of the president, j improper conduct while the1 'singing was proceeding, the "Stunt- ' . ; ers" were all fined 25e each. Dr. John-Haniltey suggested that ' ' the Kiwanis Club should interest in the Americanization of, i foreigners residing in the dty. i [ Quite recently he had met with aj native of Greece, who desired to . the English language, and the | , Constitution of the United States. ! Finally, 'Dr. Hai.dley proposed . that the governing body of the r club should consider the advisabilof appointing a committee to I formulate ways and means of cont ducting night schools for adult ; ! aliens who would attend. ll

V Mr. H. B. Gee and family, oft j Elkins Park, spent the week-end at t their summer cottage at 36th, [Street and Central Avenue. 1

. Robert Wheatley Charged With Shooting After Auto Wounding Geo. Breckley ' PRISONER DECLARES HE FIRED WEAPON IN PLAY. WITH NO INTENTIONS OF HITTING CAB— THINKS, BULLET GLANCED FROM ROAD— IS HELD FOR GRAND JURY, J1.000 BAIL

'NEW COMMANDER OF AMERICAN LEGION NAMES COMMITTEES W. P. HAINES CHAIRMAN OF THE AMERICANIZATION COMMITTEE V | I Elmer Jackson Pearl, the new 1 ' j commander of the Morgan-Rank i I Post, American Legion, has an- 1 i American has j

I nounced the committees appointed ■ ' for the year: ! 1 Americanization — Dr. W>«J*. 1 | Haines, Ralph Van Gilder, Vincent j ' Pontiere, Dominico Gnrblsso, and f 1 Claude Nickerson. j 1 (Membership — Russell Crane, [ 1 George Myers, Richard Voss, Jack 11 iJernee, and Constance Ford. j Athletic — Rulings Wallace, J. B. f •• Adams, Ewing T. Corson, Alfred R. ! ' South, John Svit. Band — Roger Williams, Maurice 1 Sharp, Harold Paris, and J. B. I ;• Adams. - Coast Guards — Richard Sutton, ( r George Blackman, and Cornelius ■ . Nickerson. Entertainment — J. B. Adams, f s Roy Jeffries, Albert Oldfield, Geo. ' . ; Richards, and, Earl Sharp. " Post Relations — John E. Trout, ■ ; A. R. Smith and Mortop L. Leach. •s At the recent National Conven- r , ! tlon of the American I*gion, great ' emphasis was laid upon the necessity of Americanizing the alien, S anil all posts were urged to take " 1 the work immediately. " Obedient to the instructions, the J' t local post has taken steps for con- '' j ccrted action, and an aggressive '' t campaign in this direction. P t In appointing his committee, ^ . Commander Pearl appointed two of e Italian descent, who will be able to 1 t render valuable service among their I own people. Investigations are being con- t! . ducted with the view -of discover- * 5 ing how many Italians are in the ^ I city desiring a better knowledge of the English language, and a fuller ,l acquaintance with the laws and •' " constitution of the United States. ® When the committee reports, defi- ® nite steps will be taken to meet e their wants and needs. u !

Commander Pearl anticipates a of useful service from the ^ committees appointed. All are in attendance at the meet- to and active in all the work of ^ 1 the post. to ' Following further the national ** program, one meeting night in each month of the post will bety observed in ceremonial form. j ^ MASQUERADE PARTY k JBIG SUCCESS

I w i On Saturday evening, a very b [lively, jolly masquerade party was i, l at the home of I. Barton ,j i Champion, of this city. Quite a, tl i number of friends and relations of j i and Mrs. Champion were onijj . hand and the home was decora texKp . true Hallowe'en style. Dancing.fi . games and refreshments were parti . of the evening's program. The p I The party was given by Mrs. Earl p t Newkirk, of this city. / I All masques were taken off at (l . 11.30, xfhen many surprises were in n . store for all. There was one p - masked lady amongst the crowd t I I who appeared to be the "mystery" r of the party. She was done up in ( a witch costume and scarcely any- ( sjone could guess who she might be. ( 1 Finally, some one called her name . ei out, who was found to be Miss Florence Pflum, of Tumnqua, Pa., J . a sister of Mrs. I. Barton Cham- , pion aiid Mrs. E. Earl Newkirk, of 1 this dty. | , It was in the early hours of the! morning before the party broke up I 'a | and everyone present claimed to 1 [have a wonderful time. Those i present were: Mrs. Bessie Cusack.j * I Miss Edna Pflum. Miss Ella Mar- : ' ' , tin, of Tamaqua, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. '* A. Dobson, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. ,e jUnger, Mr. and Mrs. Travis Quigg, Miss Margaret Smith, Mr. John i lo! Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. Earl New-; ]" I kirk' and Mr. and Mrs. I. Barton j Champion. |1

I Mrs. Humbert Pontiere, and Mrs. !J Edward Mugee. both of Ocean City, i had a moat enjoyable trip to Dela-1] ware Water Gap and the Poeono] , "[Mountains. They returned home; during the past week. h

" | A shooting sensation which might have ended in a tragedy occurred here last .Sunday morning i w hile people were wending their | way to church. Shots from a gun ! or pistol echoed in the vicinity of I • Haven and West Avenues, and | later a car was observed speeding '[towards the office of Dr. Allen Corson. < j A true version of the circum- [ stances was heard on Monday, when Robert Wheatlev, colored, appeared before Justice Francis H. ' 1 charged with illegally carry- ; ; and using firearms, and wound- • ing George Breckley. painter. | painter.

I According to the testimony of ! Robert Wheatley, under oath, it . transpired that he ami a man : named Newton Turner were enI gaged in conversation at- the street j An automobile drove past , j at the time, and stopped immedij ately opposite them in the street".. Wheatley stated the driver of the 'car called out to him enquiring for man named Joe. Unable to ' supply the information, the ear drove on. Whereupon, on the impulse of the moment, Wheatley slated he drew a revolver from his pocket, and fired four or more shots after the retreating car. Wheatley swore he fired every shot to the ground. He hail no intentions of hitting the car. The act was decidedly unpremeditated ami done in play. He further stated that he did not know how br who were in the car besides the driver. Smith. Under cross-examination by City Solicitor Boswell, who conducted prosecution, Wheatley added it about ten minutes later he someone had been wounded ' in the car. 'Whereupon he immesurrendered himself to the police. The accused also admitted had owned the weapon for several years; but had no permission Wheatley 'l testimony was eonfirmed by Newton Turner. Questioned by Solicitor Boswell, witness could not say whether Wheatley been drinking or not In his evidence, Harry Smith, the driver of the car, stated there were . - persons besides himself In the car, the injured man, George --. Breckley, and William Turner. His evidence concerning the incidents which transpired before the shoot-

ing was substantially the same as , ' given by the prisoner. Imme- ; . diately he discovered that Breckley been wounded, he hurried him the office of Dr. Corson, where he was attended to by Dr. TownPr. Townsend on the stand de- ! scribed Breckley's condition, and of | a wound similar to one ' which might have been caused by a in the scalp. Under examination, Dr. Townsend stated he had probed the sriui f m iv i lie mum fivuexi un

wound in an effort to discover the but had failed to find one. answer to Mr. Boswell, the phyI sician added that he was certain i bullet had not penetrated the [ skull, and might yet be somewhere ijn the head. Dr. Townsend stated . (further that he feared no infection [letting in the wound, j Addressing the court. City SoliciBoswell stated that the case possessed several unusual features. far as they had been able to there was no evidence of malice towards Breckley on the part of the defendant, nor any intent to injure. Notwithstanding, if Breckley hail, his life, it would be a case of manslaughter. A deplorable lack [ of sense had been displayed in fira revolver after a car, even in ' play. A bullet might have ' wounded or -killed an innocent . pedestrian. Mr. Boswell asked that accused : committed to appear before the ' | Grand Jury, and heL^nder t*ail ?|of $1,000. Police J>cc Ware 5 1 conceded and raaite it rol iteciaion. el -J i : • HEALTH OFFICER ADAMS AT BROTHER'S FUNERAL i. Health Officer T. Lee Adams, of r, this city, journeyed to Springfield, n i Delaware County, recently, there to ■- attend the funeral of his brother, n ' Lewis H. Adams.

Deceased was a native of Atj lan tic County, anil the son af j Japhet Adams. He had been , | actively engaged in business in ^ ■ ! Philadelphia for many year He | had attained to the ripe age af 8$ . ' [yearn.