, 1899-06-09
Wildwood.

A special car of railroad officials were
down on Tuesday and again on We'd
nesday. The party alighted at the
station and seemed to be taking meas
urements. 1t would not be surprising
to see lumber coming in for a new sta
ton soon.
Lawyer Morgan Hand, of Court
House, was here today on business.
F. G. Rachor has a big job of plumb
ing on hand at Sea Isle City, where he
has the contract for laying 1000 feet of
sewer pipe at St. Joseph's Academy,
and 100 feet at the Phil. j. Walsh
Home for Destitute Children. He also
has the contract for doing the electrical
work at DIR. Heintzelman's summer
residence at Sea Isle City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. Bray and
children, of Vineland, were Marine
Hall guests over Sunday. Mr.. Bray is
Surrogate of Cumberland county.
New lot Ladies' and Children's Fine
Shoes at Wildwood Bazaar.
The band festival cleared $50 last
night at their ball and festival.
Mrs. Rowland has taken possession
of her pretty Pine avenue cottage for
the season.
Among the late arrivals of cottagers
are Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbraham, Mrs.
Hamilton, Mrs. Rose, Wildwood ave-
nue.. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert j. Kirby
have also taken possession of their new
house on Maple avenue.
Mrs. G. Laurie, Mrs. J.. l.. Carna-
CHAN, Mrs. A. NJ. Nevin, of Oxford,
Pa, are sojourning at Edgeton Inn.
Thnu y oraaflxy nnlnoSnA with Wild
wood and think it a delightful resorta
Harry S. Norbury, who clerked
Mrs. Leedom last summer baS
same position again undeI~&U A
.San SsYli 11i &c sn gaspert to
OF the MISSES Wafd anu that OF Robert
J. Kirby, both on Maple avenue. Also
to grade around the cottage of the for
mer. Flagstone pavements will belaid
in front of each of these properties.
A new piano has been put in the AL
dine through the agency of Chas. A,
McWilliams.
At the adjourned annual meeting of
the Wildwood Board of Health held
last Saturday afternoon all the old Off
GERS were reelected as follows, Presi-
dent, DIR. G.. j. r. Miller; Secretary,
Nelson S.. Hays; Treasurer, John n.
Reeve.
Forsale or rent-the beautiful Stewart
cottage, Wildwood. Sylvester Stewart,
Brooklyn, N. Y. If
Councilman Blaker was here Mon
day and Tuesday. He will be down
with his family next week to stay and
open up his pavilion for the season.
t'The Pinesn has been rented for the
season to Samuel S. White, a wealthy
resident of Tioga, Pa, who will occupy
it with his family. The basement of
Mr.. VanHorn's Cedar avenue cottage
is rented to Mrs. Claypoole, who will
take possession on Saturday of this
week.
The Misses Heilner returned to Ia
maqua, Pa, yesterday, and expect to
come again in early fall. During July
and August their cottage at Wildwood
will be occupied by DIR. G. H. Haeseler,
daughter and friend, of Pottsville, Pa.
S. G. Seeger, of 1725 north Eighth
street, Philadelphia, accompanied by
his mother-in-law, Mary NJ. Allgaier,
has been spending sometime at the
Oaklyn. Mr.. Seeger owns a lot in the
new extension, upon which he contem-
plates building. He called at the
JOURNAL office on Saturday and had
his name entered in our subscription
book as a year paid in advance sub
scriber.
The West Philadelphia Christian
Endeavor Branch Union will run an
excursion to Wildwood on Tuesday,
July 18th. From two to $3.50 p. M. on
that day the society proposes to hold a
convention at Wildwood, when adj
dresses will be made by prominent
Christian Endeavor speakers. Rev.
Wayland Hoyt, ID. D., has been invi-
ted to preside at this meeting. The
Union choir will lead the singing.
This choir desires the assistance of local
singers and any singers who may be
soiourning here at the time. r. g.
Bronson, of 4116 Barring street, Phila-
delphia, will be pleased to correspond
with any vocalists who will volunteer
to augment the Union choir at this
rally by the sea. The West Philadel-
phia Union is advertising this outing
quite extensively and if the day is fair
will probably bring a large excursion.
Every owner of a cottage which is
not yet rented should put the same in
good shape at once so it will the more
readily find a tenant. 1t is a well
known fact that cottages in good order
readily rent among the first at a return
of ten to fifteen per cent. on the in
vestment.
Sheriff John w. Reeves was in town
OIL Tuesday.
A party from Edgeton Inn consisting
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Nevin, Mrs. c.
Laurie, William Nevin, Mrs. Harris
and j. G. Wall had a pleasant trip in
the sounds last Saturday with popular
Captain James Long at the helm.
William Nevin proved himself the