, 1903-11-11
Holly Beach Matters.

Eli Barnett Is giving his mouse on
Rio Grande avenue a coat of paint.
Contractor Robert Wright received a
telegram on Monday stating that his
mother, who resides in Philadelphia,
had suffered a stroke of apopleXy. Mr..
Wright went to the city Tuesday
morning.
. Young men wishing to join the new
Five Mile Beach Athletic Association,
will leave their names with Harry
Heating, the tailor, corner of Pacific and
Cedar aves., or at JOURNAL Office. In
our next issue announcement will be
made of place of meeting.
DIR. David II. King, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Vineland, was
down on Monday.
Allen w. johnson has enlarged his
barber snop by occupying an adjoining
room He will add a line of candy to
his stock of cigars and tobacco already
carried.
Oil heaters, 1915, at Wildwood
Bazaar. X
EChas. A. Aspenberg, one of our young
fishermen, went to Court House on
Tuesday and made application to be-
come a naturalized citizen. Mr.. Aspen
berg was one of the crew of Captain
John Leonard's boat which went to the
rescue of the tug Spartan's crew, in the
big blow of last September, he being
one of those who volunteered to perform
the dangerous deed When the o cean was
dashed into a terrible fury. He is only
% years of age.
At Mrs. Elmquist's store in Holly
Beach, you will find a new lot of ladies'
shirt waists, fancy notions, hats and
caps, for men and boys and all kinds of
underwear. X
Arrivals at the Centre House the past
week have been G. Gray, Mianus,
Conn; =. Wilson, Arnold Bowman,
John d. McMullin, Philadelphia; Les
lie S. Ludlam, Court House.
The certificate of incorporation of the
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church,
of Holly Beach, was filed at the Cape
May County Clerks office, on Tuesday
of this week. The trustees are A. Carl
son, CD. Aspenberg, Bernhard Nelson,
Gust Wilson, and John Bergman.
Mayor Smith has the contract to build
a church for the organization at The
corner of Roberts and Holly Beach
avenues.
Sherman Il. Dowler had an attack of
rheumatism this week.
Mech & Co. have a fine assortment
of ladies' and children's tams and to-
boggan caps, ranging in price from 20
cents to IN dollar.
The attendance at the Hollywood
Nj. e. church last Sunday evening was
quite large and an interesting ermo
was delivered by Rev. g. l.. Jefferson,
a colored minister from Wilmington,
Del, and pastor of a Presbyterian
church in that city. He does consider
able evangelistic work in addition to his
regular pastoral duties. Last Sunday
afternoon he addressed a meeting of his
people at the Holly Beach Presbyterian
church.
William Alex Brown, Esq, a Phila-
delphia lawyer, spent Saturday and
Sunday at the Parker cottage, it being
his first visit to Holly Beach.
The craze of the weaving of watch
fobs from shoestrings has reached
Holly Beach, and the school boys and
girls spend their leisure time and much
of the time, perhaps, that should be
devoted to their books, upon this strange
fad.
w. H. Bright spent Tuesday at Cape
May Court House and attended a din
ner given by Sheriff Samuel E. Ewing
to his bondsmen. The sheriff is re-
quired to renew his bond every year.
At the dinner there were present Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse ID. Ludlam. j. Swing
Willis, Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie S. Ludlam,
Towsend Garretson, Surrogate Hewitt,
County Clerk Way and Judge Voorhees,,
the latter approving the bond.
Stove repairs of all kinds gotten on
shortest notice at II. w. Ryan's Wild
wood Bazaar.
A great many cement sidewalks are
being laid in Holly Beach, principally
on Pacific avenue and in the neighbor-
hood of Andrew avenue. Much of the
work is being done by Ogden and
Platt, and by the Five Mile Beach Ce-
ment Company. The latter company
is composed of Councilman Geo. w.
Banks, of Wildwood, and julius Mar
tinet, who supervised the cement work
done in Wildwood by B. f. Sweeten
d Son.
A meeting of Council was held on
Thursday evening of last week for the
purpose of meeting the commission
which is adjusting the back taxes due
the borough. Leslie S. Ludlam and
w. II. Bright, two of the commission
ers, were present n after an eXplana-
ton from them Council decided to pay
the bill rendered for searches on the
property upon which back taxes are
due. The matter of the cement spcci-
fications was taken upand some changes
made in the ingredients from that first
decided upon.
The Five Mile Beach Gas Company
of Holly Beach has been incorporated
with a capital of $4,000, to manufac-
ture and distribute Illuminating gas.
The incorporators are j. Willard Nor
gan, Camden; Harrison H. VOORHEES,,
Anglesea; Frank r.. Hansell, Camden;
F. NJ. G. Mayer, L.O. Smith, Augustus
Nelson, Fled. Sieber, w. J. Patton,
Carl Erickson and Elmer S. KiImer,
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