, 1898-11-04
Wildwood.

James ID. Winchell has sold his Wild
wood avenue residence and One-half OF
lot 10 formerly the Spratt property to
Mrs. John w. Wilbraham. This prop
erty is one of the most desirable in
Wildwood, and is just opposite of the
cottage owned and occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbraham.
Contractor VanHorn has been en-
gagged to build q house for r. J. Kirby,
of Philadelphia, to be patterned after
DIR. Perrine's cottage. 1t is to be sit
uated on Maple
III. A, Adams was down last Sunday
accompanied by Henry H. Ottens and
w. G. Fahy, of Philadelphia. Mr..
Ottens, who is IN importer, has become
a property owner in Wildwood, having
bought the Woodbury. Mill & Lumber
company's cottage in the park. He
has also declared his intention of be-
coming a citizen of Wildwood and vot-
ing here.
The first revenue from the 1898 poll
taxes was received by the Collector on
Wednesday, and Solicitor Zeller has
the honor of being the first one to at
tend to this important duty.
New line Mems work or Dress Shoes,
S1.25 at Wildwood Bazaar. 4
The Wildwood Board of Registry
held their final meeting on Tuesday.
Six names were added to the Registry
list, making a total of 81. The added
names were VIM. H. Chambers. Philip
Conley, Chas. H. DiXson, Thomas l..
Keen, Harry M. Petit, and Robert j.
PoindeXter.
John w. Wilbraham has been spend
ing this week in Wildwood.
Councilman r. n. Adams will re-
main down until after election, which
is next Tuesday.
Mrs. Philip Frederick, of Lewisburg,
and Mrs. Struble, of Zion, Pa, sisters
of the Baker brothers, are spending the
week in Wildwood and are registered
at Marine Hall. :,
A ss1ooI Of porpoises were disporting
in the breakers in front of Hotel Day.
ton last Saturday morning.
David S. Smith, Jr. is attending the
West Jersey Academy at Bridgeton.
Duncan Srooner, son Of the Rev. w.
w. Spooner, of Camden, Is also a stu.
dent at the same school,
Assembly Candidate on the Demo.
| cratic ticket Vincent o. Miller aid
SI1llWcll IL. lOWIlCc1u, Cd1QlOatC lOl
Sheriff Oh the same ticket, we're OF the
beach last Saturday interviewing the
voters.
A number of the sewer workmeh re-
fused to go to work Monday morning
because of hot receiving from the bor-
ough their pay for work done for the
previous three weeks. 1t was impos-
sible to get the Council together during
this time tt order the bills of the work.
men paid. Mayor Baker explained to
the workmen the true situation, but
some few of them could not overcome
the idea that the borough of Wildwood
was trying to fleece them, and therefore
they quit. Superintendent Rachor
soon filled the vacancies and the work
has gone merrily on without Interrupt
ton. Council meeting was held We'd
J nesday evening and tomorrow the men
! will receive their checks, consequently
everybody is happy.
Rival Brand Condensed Milk, 2 cans
for l5c at Wildwood Bazaar.
MI. VanHorn Is engaged in making
plans and estimating on a number OF
new houses.
John N. Reeve came down last Sat
urday evening and spent Sunday in
| Wildwood. Mr.. Reeve, who is a large
stakeholder in the Wildwood Casino,
expressed himself in no uncertain terms
regarding the boarding up of the en-
frances to the Casino. He regards it
as an outrage to the general public and
is not in sympathy with any such
proceedings.
When the freight came in Wednes-
day morning a young man alighted
from the train whom no n seemed to
know. The stranger proved to be
Samuel Iredell, of Bridgeton, candidate
for Congress on the Democratic ticket
in this district. He sought Mr.. Sim
norman and was driven about Holly
Beach, Wildwood and Anglesea by
John Newcomb in his carriage and
met many voters. His reception was
II cordial among both parties and
many Republicans assured him oftheir
vote. He took dinner with Mr.. Sim
herman at the Trenton hotel. Mr..
Iredell is a genial mar with a winning
way and frankly told the citizens that
he would be glad to get their vote.
The Young Peoples society of Wild
| wood church have started on their WIN
ter program. The meeting on Sunday
night was very interesting and the mu-
sic unusually fine. George j. Reed
and James Ober played the comets,
with Miss Ida Clark as organist. Rev.
Craner contrasted the government IT
China with our own, and showed the
difference between having an absolute
ruler and one who is answerable to the
people he represents. He said Thomas
Jefferson got his idea of the Constitu-
ton of the United States from a church
meeting he attended at a Baptist church
in Virginia. Rev. w. w. Mech spoke
ON the missionary side of the Chinese
question. Mrs. Mech gave an illus
trated talk on the homes of the rich
and poor in China. Joseph Irving
made ONE very telling remarks on our