, 1903-12-30
WILLOW GODS BUDGET

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on Christmas night and it was a very
fine affair. An excellent program was
rendered by the choir and school, ably
assisted by Hughes orchestra. Pastor
A. w. Hand offered prayer, followed
10y a Christmas greeting by Lloyd
Harris. Responsive reading by super
intendent's school. Recitation by
Lena Washburn. Exercise, Joy
Bells by Mrs. Gilbert's class. Solo,
"Father Christmas, by Henry Hughes.
Exercise by intermediate class. Rec
i~tations were given by Bertha Bradley,
Mollie Hand, Loretta Brown, Pearl
Selah and Cora Armstrong. Speech
by Rev. A. w. Hand. Singing by the
primary class. Solo by Rosalie Wash
burn. Drill, 1.-THE Shepherds" by
Mrs. McWilliams' class. Clock drill
by Mrs. Gilbert's class, after which
Santa Claus with his Brownies came
in with a sleigh full of candy and
oranges. The best of all was the pres
entation of a new organ to the church
by the superintendent on behalf of the
school. Superintendent d. M. Van
Horn and Secretary Mrs. E. Selah each
received a very nice bible for attending
every session of the school this veal.
Mrs. Gilbert received a book of Inter-
national lessons for 1904, having been
present every session but one. Pastor
A. w. Hand was presented with some
u. S. legal tenders by his class. Mrs.
Hand received a very fine cracker jar
aud dish from her class. Most of the
teachers received presents from their
scholars also, and most of the scholars
were remembered by their teacher.
The affair concluded by Santa distrib-
uting candy and oranges to the school.
Every one who had been present at all
during the last quarter received a treat.
We offer choice cottage, hotel and
business locations for sale at moderate
prices. Baker Bros, Wildwood or
III Drexel Bldg, Philadelphia.
Postmaster Livezey is decorating the
ceiling of the Post Office with cancelled
postage stamps. He already has quite
an aggregation on the ceiling but finds
it a difficult matter to obtain the
stamps. He will appreciate it if any
JOURNAL readers will ave their stamps
from the envelopes received through
the mail and give them to him for this
purpose. He is especially DESTROYS of
procuring green stamps.
Electric light is acknowledged TO be
in this age an indispensable luxury and
! one of yfeat value tn any lonalitv Wberes
used there are no lights superior to
those furnished Wildwood.
Miss Haddie Morris spent Christmas
day with her sister in Vineland. Her
little niece and namesake, Haddie Lau-
bsch, returned with her for a brief visit
at Wildwood Bazaar.
The following officers were elected
by Beach Council, No. 157, Jr. 0. U.
A. NJ, last Wednesday night: Coun-
cilor, S. S. Browne; vice councillor,
CLAYTON Lowe; conductor, Matthew
Schellinger; recording secretary, +. ID.
Schell; assistant recording secretary,
RAYMOND r. Vincent; financial secre-
tary, e. H. Randolph; treasurer, VIM.
r.. ellis; warden, Ira Bllnn; inside
sentinel, Percy Douglass; outside SEN
tinel, Albert Blinn; trustees, .. 3.
Browne, Frank P. Rudolph and X.
Penn Smith.
Wilbert Bateman, wife and daughter
left Wildwood last Thursday to spend
the holidays at Cedarville. They had
with them a large suit case filled with
clothing for Mrs. Bateman and daughter
and a suit of Mr.. Bateman's. The
trolley car by which they travelled from
MilIville to BridgetOn was so crowded
that they left the case on the platform
but when they arrived at Bridgeton it
had disappeared and all efforts to locate
it were u~navailing. The conductor notl-
fled an officer at once. Suspicion was
directed toward some colored people
who boarded the car at GouldtOWn and
who if was claimed carried a suit case
from the car when they alighted al
though they were empty handed When
they boarded 1t.
The new trolley road to the fishing
grounds and for excursion parties on
the island is an attraction that Will be
appreciated and will have a marked
effect on the price of property. Baker
Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Ryan spent
Monday evening in Philadelphia and
heard 1.-THE Messiah" rendered by the
Choral Society of Philadelphia at the
Academy of music in a chorus of 25O
voices.
Splendid cement and tiagstone side
walks and curbIng have taken the
place of sandy, muddy or Uneven walks
and wooden curb and our streets are
hard. smooth and clean. Baker Bros.f
George w. Henderson, one of u
local coal dealers, has contracted with
B. Y. VanHorn for the erection OF a cot
tage on Glenwood avenue, near the
boardwalk.
Henry H. Ottens distributed a lot OF
candy and Christmas toys among the
children of the island last week.
The new bridge and turnpike to the
mainland will bring to our doors at
lowest possible cost an abundance OF
fresh milk, fruits and vegetables, which
will be a great advantage to our people.N
Among the Hotel Dayton guests the
rost " Week have been NV. Little, w.
&. Gear. Edith Il. Livezey, Mr.. and
Mrs c. s. Livezey, Frank Day, Flor
ence A. Elliott, Winona Elliott, VIM.
L. Baily, VIM. Bechmann. Clair ii.
Bechmann, Philadelphia; E. S. Culver,
HnJIv Roach. n. G.. Robinson, Cam