, 1898-09-30
Musings of Uncle Frank.

[ started from Philadelphia to Will
wood and arrived at Court House safel,
for which | felt thankful, as railroa
travel is hard on me, but when Coz
ductor Johnson invited me to step O
board his train and allowed me
choose a seat on the shady side of IL
car and extended to me other court
sizes in his usual polite and genial mai
ner, / felt safe, knowing that he woul
take the train through safely and C
time, and that's just what he di'
What a difference there is in condu
tors; some are merely ticket puncher
but Conductor Johnson is always p
lite and a gentleman giving a helpiI
hand to his passengers and sees TIL
they are all on before he gives the r
nal to start. l don't know wig
the company appreciates him,
is certainly a gem.
When [ saw the great impro}
in the looks of Wildwood and it'd
tiful streets / felt that / had
cast my lot in a pleasant place.
DIR. Cohen's pharmacy on It'd
floor of the Etna on Wildwood
nue. is a beautiful store fitted u
first-class and artistic manner.
with beautiful things such as vol
in first-class drug stores, and
numbers of beautiful bottles 4
things that are good for what
matter with you. A large cons
room is a great feature fitted up
all the appliances for the comfor
convenience of the sick. If you
feel good go see the Doctor and lei
treat you, n if nothing is the n
with you he will say SO and treat
all the same. The Doctor is geniaS
sociable and when out driving will
you to take a ride unless he has a
with him, which is nearly always.
TIE Casino, right over the bel
with boardwalk and pier extend
away out over the ocean, is a beau
building said to be the finest and I
convenient of any on the South JS
ioon. bath houses, - snitsA
every accommodation for large excu
sions. On the second floor is a lars
ball room with stage and orchestra fl
theatrical entertainments, sun parl,
and all the conveniences of first-cla
place of amusement. The Casino
managed by Doctor Miller, a prominel
and popular Philadelphia.
The Dayton, the largest hotel in Il
place, right on the beach between Ga
and Wildwood avenues, tirst-class
all its appointments, has a view of tt
sea from every window and faciliti,
and co~nveniences for handling a lars
number of guests, managed by M
Crowell, who knows just how to cat
and keep the house fully up to dat
One of the great attractions of tt
house is the Rambler" who is alway
genial and alert and writes up the pc
sonal mention of the guests and IL
general news of the hotel. "Rambler
is tirst-class as a writer and we wi
miss him from amongst us.
Marine Hall, right on the beach
Oak avenue, managed by Mrs. Sever
is a large and popular house open fl
guests all the year. Mrs. Severn starte
in the business when Wildwood was
baby and has continued to help feed
ever since, and has done her full shal
for its health and prosperity. He
guests are numerous and perSiSten
always making early application fC
entertainment and advising friends
do the same. If Mrs. Severn don't Ell
large her house for next season she wi
have to lodge some of her guests on til
clothes line in the back yard.
The Latimer is owned and manage
by Mrs. Magee, assisted this year b
Mrs. Livezey, late of the Etna. 1t
a large and popular hotel on Cedar av,
nue., near the beach. Mrs. Magee wa
about the first to see the possibilities {
making a f~irst-class house of entertain
ment in Wildwood, and her success
proves her ability. Her house is a
ways full during the season and ha
guests this season that were with he
in the early days of Wildwood. VIVA
Mrs. Magee don't know about keepin
a hotel is hardly worth knowing.
The Poplars, owned and managed b
John N. Reeve, is an apartment house
having about 35 rooms, always kept il
the very best order and as clean as
new pin, having hot and cold baths
beautiful toilet rooms and every cor
venience desired, surrounded by
large garden always looking trim am
beautiful. No boarders are taken a
the Poplars, but the rooms are rente
to parties who desire to get their meal
at other places or al to them seem
best. The Poplars is on the corner c
Oak and Pacific avenues, II squar
from the beach and in the very bes
part of Wildwood.
Ryan's Bazaar, ono of the great fea
lures of Wildwood avenue, is wher
you can get nearly all things you want
both beautiful and useful and n ful
line of things good to eat, waited on b.
some of the very incest young ladies
in fact Mr.. Ryan has made his plac
so attractive that some of the youn
fellows go there and buy things the
don't want, just for the pleasure G
talking to the girls and handing tn
cash up to the beautiful and distin
guished looking lady who sits up o.
the platform and appears to supervis