, 1904-09-14
SEPTEMBER DAYS AT
WILDWOOD-B BY THE-SEA
The News of the Week
Carefully Reviewed

w. E. Eynon has bought a lot on
the Ottens tract and will build a cot
tage at 18th and Central avenues.
DR.. Geo. d. Woodward and family
returned to their Camden home this
week after spending the summer in
their Pine avenue cottage.
Col. John f. Glenn and family re-
turned to their home in Philadelphia
this week after spending the summer
in an Atlantic avenue cottage.
A meeting of the Wildwood school
board was held at the school house
last Friday night. r. w. Ryan and
Councilman Henry S. Durham were
elected trustees by the board to sue
coed JohnH. Smith and VIM. r. ellis.
H. w. Emo, of Bridgeton, district
manager of the Bell Telephone Com
pany was here last Saturday.
Freebooter Charles p. Vanaman, of
Dias Greek, was in Wildwood on Sat
urday last.
G.. H. Shoemaker, a lumber dealer,
of Ocean City, accompanied by his
bookkeeper, Howard Coombs, was in
wildwood on Monday. They both
held contracts in the Ottens premium
sale of lots.
Wildwood has churches, places of
amusement and an atmosphere of order
and comfort that is pleasing to the
thousands of visitors TO this rapidly
growing resort. Baker Bros.
The Wildwood public school opened
on Monday with 70 scholars on the
pnll < AIaf@N fs,0a1o -, In rra
of the principals room and Misses
Hester ofcum and Clara Connolly
teach in The primary department.
Frank w. Hughes and family moved
to Woodstown this week.
Mrs. s. E. Hall, of Boston, will
shortly open a school of art and music
in the Charles w. Davis cottage on
Magnolia emu Miss Cook and
Miss Smith will assist her upon their
arrival. Miss Smith received her
musical education in London and pos
sesses great talent.
Councilman and Mrs. George w.
Banks are on a fortnight's trip to Nj
agara Falls and other points of interest.
-Four new designs in post cards at
Mech u Co.'S. \
G. H. Meeker has bought of Henry
H. Ottens for $500 n ofthe hand
some North Wildwood cottages. This
property is located along the West Jer-
sey and Seashore Railroad and is the
first cottage erected by Mr.. Ottens
when that tract was opened. Mr..
Meeker intends to make it IA residence
for his family.
The first of a series of meetings for
the discussion of political matters was
held at the Wildwood Casino on Mon
day. The meeting was addressed by
eX-Councilman Charles H. Simmer
man, who some years ago was a can
didate for Congress on the Democratic
ticket in the first New Jersey district.
Mr.. Simmerman is a profound student
of political economy and his address
was listened to with much interest.
The next meeting will be announced
later, when a Republican is expected
to speak.
Thos. b. Connolly served as a Demo-
cratic member of the election board on
Tuesday in place of w. H. Washburn,
who was obliged to attend the meeting
of the county board of assessors at
Court House.
William f. Crowther, the well-known
Holly Beach English shop keeper,
gave the JOURNAL a call this morning.
Auctioneer John A. Ackley will sell
at Vineland on Wednesday, september
p, a big lot of horses, wagons, harness,
etc, as the property of Charles CARR
son, Jr., well known as a horseman
throughout South Jersey. Mr.. Carl
son is closing out his big business at
Vineland and will go to Philadelphia
and engage in the same business on a
much larger scale.
James M. Atwood, department COM
mander of the Grand Army of the Re
public, is expected in Wildwood next
Wednesday evening, September Il, Tor
the purpose of arranging for the new
post to be organized in Wildwood,
All the old soldiers of the island are re-
quested to meet at the Wildwood
borough hall on that date to assist IN
the formation of the post.
j. f. Tomlinson and wife, of Vine
land, are among the late arrivals at
the Hotel Dayton.
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