, 1904-11-02
HOLLY BEACH BOROUGH
COUNCIL CONVENES
Sewer Bids Opened at Adjourned
Regular Meeting of Council
Republican and Democrtic
Mass Meetings.
OTHER ITEMS of INTEREST

meeting was adjourned to Tuesday eve
ming, Nov. I'd. A meeting was held
on this latter date, when Mayor Smith,
Councllmen Barnett, Culver, Long,
Lopez and Woolston were present.
Borough Clerk Harry S. Hewitt was
also present, as were also Engineers
Boardman and Rice and Solicitor Voor-
hees. The Council chamber was filled
to OVERLOOKING with citizens and others
who had congregated to hear the sewer
bids read and to attend the Republican
mass meeting which was advertised to
take place in the main room of the
borough hall. On this account Coun-
Gil convened a little earlier than usual,
and after the reading of the minutes
the eight sewer bids were opened, being
as follows:
James McLinden, Anglesea, $35, 447 so
Stone, Grossart & Co., Phila., 33,917.2
Robert E. Hand, Erma, 1887. 80
Murdoch & Mullen, Phila., 1850 IL
w. E. Young, Anglesea,
The Mclean Co., Phila.,
b. F. Sweeten & Son, Camden,
Geo. w. Banks, Wildwood,
The bids of the last four were not
totaled and the aggregate sum could
not be obtained. The bids were referred
to Engineer Boardman and the sewer
committee, which consists of Messrs.
Culver, Long and Lopez, for examina-
ton and to report at the next regular
meeting the lowest responsible bidder.
Collector Bright's report showed a bal
ance of 81, 1921 on hand. At this
ju~ncture the band arrived and the as
sembling multitude made such a COM
motion on the floor above that further
business was deferred and an adjourn
ment taken to next Monday night,
Nov. 9TH, when the regular monthly
business of Council will be resumed.
Holly Beach was all aglow with ex-
element on Tuesday night when a Re-
publican mass meeting was held in the
borough hall. The seating capacity of
the was taxed beyond the limit
and cores Of citizens were obliged to
stand. A number of ladies were present.
County Chairman DIR. Douglass, of
Tuckahoe, presided and introduced the
speakers. Seated on the platform were
Congressman 9. NJ. Brunn, of Schuyl-
kill County, Pa. Ex-senator Edward
l.. Ross, ofCourt House; Assemblyman
James M. E. Hildreth, of Cape May,
candidate for reelection; County Clerk
Julius Way, of Court House, candidate
for reelection; w III. Bright, candidate
for Sheriff and candidate for Coroner
Miller. Mr.. Brunn made a lengthy
speech on national issues and told of
the stirring scenes in Congress in the
days just previous to the Spanish war.
He said the seashore resorts were of Re-
publican invention. Addresses were
also made by ex-senator Ross, and can-
didates Hildreth, Way, Bright and
Miller. Quite a number of voters from
off shore were present at the meeting,
including ex-senator Robert f.. Hand,
Freeholder Charles p. Vanaman and
John S. Brown. The Cape May Court
House band dispensed music during
the evening.
Miss Bessie Mytinger gave a Hal
loween Party last Monday evening at
her home on Burke avenue to a num-
Der of her friends. Various games were
INDUCED in and enjoyed by all, after
which the guests were invited to the
dining room where a fine collation. of
fruits, nuts ETC., was served. Among
those present were Miss Vanaman, Miss
Rutherford, Nellie Blinn, Bessie N.Y.
finger, Cynthia Bradley, Katie Smith,
Alice Lawn, Martha Lawn, Helena
White, Sarah Woolson, James Brannan,
Anthony Schada, Burnett Dowler,
Charles Page and others.
The Democrats captured the town
last Saturday night and brought the
Court House brass band with them.
Sherman T. Dowler presided at the
meeting and in addition to the speak
ers named last week the meeting was
addressed by J. Thompson Baker. The
county candidates were present and
spoke.
Herbert Cross, a student of the South
Jersey Institute, spent last Sunday af-
ternoon on the island visiting friends.
Mr.. Cross is studying for the ministry
and during the past month has been
filling the pulpit of the Rio Grande
Baptist church.
George Hoover and brother, of Phil
adelphia, were down over Sunday and
registered at the Barker House, as did
also Henry d. Hinckle, of Hartford,
Conn, and Edward M. Mulin, of
Philadelphia.
Contractor H. S. Hewitt will build a
dainty cottage on Hlldreth avenue for
a Philadelphia minister. He is also
preparing figures on several other cot
tages to be erected here in the neal
future.
A certain young man of Holly Beach,
so saith reports, nearly froze from the
cold atmosphere out on the Casino pier
one night last week. The weather
these days Is very unfavorable for star
gazing.