, 1899-04-28
Wildwood.

duty at the county seat this week. n
AT the social held at 1.-THE Pines" on
Tuesday evening by the Ladies' Aid
society about sixty people were present.
A good program, consisting of music
by the band, literary and musical Sc
lections, was listened to. The collec-
ton amounted to S7.20, not including
quilt, which sold for three dollars. The
members of the society extend their
thanks to all who contributed in any
way to make the social a success.
Grocer III. B. Simmerman and family
have moved into the Russell cottage
adjoining the post office.
F. Devlin, Jr., spent last Sunday in
Wildwood.
One set single harness nearly new for
sale. Apply at Wildwood Bazaar. n
A neat sign suspended from Colonel
and Mrs. d. P. Browns house on Maple
emu reads "Gaynor Cottage"
Rev. H. P. Grim will preach this
coming Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock in the borough hall; subject,
1.-THE Goodness of God"
The Oaklyn and annex, owned by
H. P. Summers, has been rented to
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Brusher, of Philadel-
phia, who expect to open about June l..
Station Agent Farley has gone into
the coal business and uses Fred Meyers
ice house as a place of storage.
For Sale or Rent-Furnished cottage
on Cedar avenue, near beach. Mrs.
A. G. Finn, 319 n. 9th ST., Camden. If
A special meeting of the Wildwood
Board of Health was held last week,
President Miller and all members pres
emf. A reorganization was effected by
electing Nelson S. Hays Secretary, and
John n. Reeve Treasurer. w. H.
Washburn was elected Plumbing In
spector. 1t was unanimously decided
to charge plumbers a license fee of $40.
Therefore section one of ordinance two
waaapended to read as follows to go
Ffnlo eject May I, fS55:
SECTION l. That every foreman or
master plumber who shall engage in
his business or calling in the Borough
of Wildwood, shall appear in person at
the office of the Board of Health and
pay a license fee of ten dollars and de-
posit a certificate of registration as a
master plumber or pass an examine
ton, and register his name and place Of
business upon a blank form furnished
by the Board of Health, and in case of
removal to make change in said regis
ter accordingly.
A motion was passed delegating to
Mr.. Hays the powers of the Board, as
provided by the statutes of New Jersey,
to be exercised only when the Board is
not in session and any notice by him
shall be notice by the Board, and the
person served Herewith shall be bound
thereby. 1t was voted to ask Council
to provide an appropriation of $25, upon
which the Board of Health could draw
upon.
For sale at sacrifice, the Stewart cottage,
Wildwood. S.N. Stewart, Brooklyn, NY
The Board of Directors of the Me-
chanics' and Laborers' Building and
Loan Association of Cape May Court
House visited Wildwood in a body last
Monday, inspecting the town and view
ing several properties upon which loans
are solicited. This Board consists of
some of the most prominent men in
Cape May county, and the party
comprised Morgan Hand, Esq, Pres
ident of the Association; Surrogate
E. G. Hewitt, Secretary; Deputy Coun-
ty Clerk Leslie S. Ludlam, Treasurer;
County Collector e. L.. Ross, Editor
Alfred Cooper, G. G. Mills, J.. Swing
Willis, e. u. Mills, Judge Harry S..
Douglass, Samuel Sites, all directors.
The party dined at Marine Hall, and
Contractor Washington Godfrey ac-
companied them. They expressed
themselves as being highly pleased
with the town conceived by the Baker
Brothers.
New LOT Ladies', and ChiIdren,s Fine
Shoes at Wildwood Bazaar. \
The Wildwood Fire company expect
to hold a ball and festival in the bor-
ough hall next Thursday evening. OF
course you are going.
The April term of the Cape May
County Courts opened OIL Tuesday and
many of our prominent citizens were
in attendance either as jurors OF wit
nesses. Mayor Baker was a member
of the Grand Jury and Councilman
ellis was a petit juror. VIM. Cham
bers, who drifted on the beach with
the first sewer workmen two years ago,
was indicted by the Grand Jury for
drunkenness and housebreaking, the
case being tried on Thursday of this
week. The witnesses before the Court
at this trial were Mrs. Maggie Sheehan,
Mrs. Frank Godfrey, Councilman Ryan,
John Newcomb, Bernard Tronnem,
Nose Banks, f. G. Rachor, Cornelius
Kohan, George Ferris, w. HI. Bright
and Mayor Baker. Lawyer Joseph
Douglass, Jr., defended Chambers.
The case went to the jury about noon
today friday.