, 1903-09-30
The WEEKS HAPPENINGS REVIEWED

The Wildwood Water company has
awarded the contract to b. Y. VanHorn
for the erection of d 20 X 80 addition to
their power house, to enclose the new
30-hOrse power gasoline engine recently
installed.
A special meeting of the Wildwood
Fire company was held last night for
the purpose of formally accepting the
new bell presented to the by
II. Brutsche, of the Union Transfer
company. The bell will he fastened on
the hose carriage or the hook and lad
der truck and sounded while going to
the fire. The fire laddies greatly APP
p~reciate this gift of Mr.. Brutsche and
a rising vote of thanks was given him.
1eamons Paul, who is employed by
Contractor NanHorn, is circulating a
petition asking that he be appointed
agent of the Society fer the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Animals. Mr.. Paul is a
veteran of the Civil war, serving as a
regimental veterinary surgeon in the
Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry of Volun-
teers. His petition is at the real estate
office of Councilman. John Bright,
where any one who desires may call
and sign it.
II. Penn Smith, cashier of the Marine
National Bank, spent Tuesday in Phil
adelphia, returning this morning on
the 9.45 train.
Gilbert H. Baker and family are
spending the week with relatives in
Philadelphia.
AT many seashore places cistern wa
ter is still used for domestic use. Our
a rfoGinFa xr+nll1 fr,, 49,, L.- -
ply of the purest water for household
use and fire protection. Baker Bros.
DR.. VIM. H.. Tausley, a well known
Philadelphia physician, has been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Thompson
during the past week.
The cottages of Christian Stoltz on
Maple avenue and William Jordan Oh
Atlantic avenue have each been treated
to a fresh coat of paint.
Miss r. Pittet, of Philadelphia, has
been a guest at Severn Hall for the past
three weeks. Miss Pittet is a native of
Switzerland and has been in this coun-
try only a few years.
Miss Margaret Cooper, of Amber,
Pa, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. f. d.
Fulmer at the Pinehurst, their cottage
on Atlantic Il
Francis Devlin and family closed
their cottage Oh Oak avenue this morn
ing and returned to their Philadelphia
home for the winter.
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 peoples
William Jordan and family, who
have spent the summer in their Allan
tic avenue cottage, returned to their
Philadelphia home on Monday. Mr..
Jordan has bought two lots of the North
Wildwood Land company at the corner
of Goth and Pennsylvania avenues, and
expects to build another handsome
cottage.
Francis Asbury and family, who &C.
cupied Washington Hilton's cottage on
Maple avenue, returned to their Phila-
delphia home on Monday. Mr.. Asbury
own three lots on Poplar avenue, adj
joining the cottage of f. &. Pfeiffer.
Architect ID. M. VanHorn has drawn
plans for a handsome cottage for Mr..
Asbury, which are now in the hands of
the contractors for bids.
As will be seen by an article in
another column Thomas McCorkle, of
Wilmington, Del, and others contem-
plate the erection of a tabernacle on
the island for the study of the Bible.
Some of our large real estate holders
should encourage the matter by dona-
ting a plot of ground on which to erect
the building. A building of this char
acter would draw a large number of
desirable Dponlp tO the island
IF you were NOT a purchaser III Ell
Their of the last syndicates formed by
Baker Brothers, you can, until the eve
ming of Monday, October 9th, secure
lots in the II now open, upon easier
terms and with every assurance of as
large profits as were made by those who
took the contracts for the lots sold in
the syndicates of 1900 and 1902. The
great Improvements to be made by
Baker Brothers in this plot of ground
will quickly establish a value for these
lots at more than double the amount
the buyers of these contracts pay for
them. Observing people are noling the
steady advance of Wildwood and have
set Il high standard of value for prop
erty here. More than one hundred
NEW parties have bought lots here
during the past six weeks. The effect
of these accessions to the number of
owners of real estate in Wildwood will
be greatly in favor of increased values.
Wildwood is going forward and it is
your privilege to fall in line with those
who are taking advantage of this OPP
portunity to double their money
quickly.
Mrs. G. w. Pettibone and daughter
returned from a visit with friends in
Philadelphia on Monday.
Mrs. Heber Crane, of New York, who
has been spending the summer with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Thomp-
son Baker, returned to her home on
Saturday.
Miss Katharine Severn spent Sunday
with friends in Bridgeton, returning
Tuesday evening.