, 1899-03-03
Devoted to the Interests of Holly Beach, Wildwood and 4
Holly Beach.

completed, has been ntted up Tor elec-
tric lighting. Clarence Kilmer is doing
the plumbing in the cottage. He has
put in a large range and boiler provi-
ding for hot and cold water, and there
is also a large bathroom.
Work ON the government building is
held back owing to the non arrival of
the necessary lumber.
Joseph Taylor came TO Holly Beach
Oh Wednesday to attend TO a business
transaction.
Luther Ingersoll, whose term of ser
vice in the regular navy has expired,
returned home last week. He was
during the late war on the battleship
NJ massachusetts, and until that vessel
was injured on the rocks in Brooklyn
harbor, after which he vas transferred
to the auxiliary cruiser Yosemite. He
does not expect to enlist again unless
Uncle Sam has special need for his
services.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F. Lewis have
returned after spending most of the
winter in Philadelphia.
The Pancoast cottage now has ten
boarders, men working on the life saw
ing station, and there are several more
to come.
B. d. Collins, of Millville; Samuel
E. Ewing, of West Cape May, and
Swain Reeves, of Cold Spring, were
registered guests at the Centre House.
Ed. Rentz, Chas. Rentz, Jacob Con-
rad and Ed. S. Culver, of Philadelphia,
have been registered ct Philadelphia
Hotel.
Miss Emma Stout, of Glenside, Pa,
is visiting her aunt and cousin, Mrs.
Stout and Willie Stout, at Holly Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Moore, of
Milmay, n. j., who came TO Holly
Beach on Thursday of this week, were
met at the station by Mr.. Pentland
with ad~;arriage; who. dTaSs shem aboy!
( 4 view q making a deal for property IN
this place.
Coll ector Bright publishes his annual
statement this week of the financial
condition Of the borough after a thor
ough audit by Surrogate Hewitt, Crit.
les may say that it is not necessary to
publish a report SO carefully itemized
and lengthy, but If the borough of Ell
mer had had a Council that demanded
a yearly audit and a published state.
ment of same the complications in Dor
ough matters in that town (which the
Elmer Times says are enough TO turn a
wizard gray might have been avoided
But the Elmer Council objected TO in
curing the expense of a thorough audit
and a published statement each year,
hence their accounts are in a terribly
tangled condition. You will not accuse
us OF undue egotism, it is to be hoped,
when the JOURNAL makes the asser-
ton that there is perhaps not a munic-
ipality in South Jersey that has its ac-
counts more correctly kept than the
boroughs of Anglesea, Wildwood and
Holly Beach. 1t is to be hoped that
this condition of public affairs may
continue.
For Sale or Rent.-Tbe Holly Cottage,
Rio Grande avenue Holly Beach, 13
rooms; annex, 5 rooms. Inquire of
VIM. Paul, on premises, Holly Beach.
The Republican borough caucus met
on Friday evening of last week. B. f.
Barker was elected chairman, receiving
% votes to w. H. Bright 81. Julius
Rauch was made secretary. VIM. E.
Forcum and VIM. Il. Garrison were
nominated for Council; Lorenzo John
son for Commissioner of Appeal; Swain
S. Reeves Lower township for Free
holder. The Vacancy committee, Lev
erett Smith and VIM. A. Shaw, will
select a candidate for Constable.
Charles Norton was chosen chairman
of the Democratic caucus last Saturday
night and +. f. Smith secretary. VIM.
L. Garrison and Gustave Anderson
are the nominees for Council; Martin j.
Long for Commissioner of Appeal and
o. b. Smith for Constable.