, 1904-02-24
WILLOW GODS BUDGET

Edgar Brown, of Maurice River,
spent Sunday in Wildwood.
Isaiah Norcross, a coal dealer of
Bridgeton, spent Sunday in Wildwood,
visiting his son Reuben Norcross.
Moses Banks has sold his Parkside
cottage on Wildwood avenue to Reu-
ben Norcross.
AT many seashore places cistern wa
ter is still used for domestic use. Our
artesian wells furnish an abundant sup
ply of the purest water for household
use and fire protection. Baker Bros.
Druggist Willets Corson and DIR.
VIM. G. Hand, of Court House, were
in Wildwood on Tuesday of this week.
Among the visitors at Court House
last Saturday were James Pinney,
Albert Bradley, J. A. Harris and Jed
Dubois.
Howard r. Buck is on a business trip
to North Carolina this week for F. P.
Larkin, the large Philadelphia fish
dealer. He is interested with Mr.. Lar
kin in a couple of fish pounds to be
located at Belmar, Monmouth county,
where he will spend the summer.
We offer choice cottage, hotel and
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prices. Baker Bros, Wildwood or
I'll Drexel Bldg, Philadelphia.
Evans G. Slaughter, owner of Hotel
Aldine, cOntemplates making some
important alterations in his property,
including the raising of the structure
and the building of a brick basement.
The hotel will be considerably enlarged
with an additional frontage on Pacific
avenue.
Splendid value in Mercerised waist
ings at 35c a yard at Mech d Co.'s.
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.
Nh. and Mrs. Clayton Lowe are
spending a fortnight with relatives at
Chester, Pa.
Ex-senator James Butcher, of Salem,
returned home Monday evening after
spending a few days here looking after
his business interests. Mr.. Butcher
stated that he and his partner, Mr..
Harris, would contribute 500 toward
the Board of Trade fund for advertising
Wildwood and the island. A total of
about Sl400 has been subscribed for this
purpose, which is to be expended by
Messrs. Philip P. Baker and j. Fithian
Tatem for the Board of Trade.
The new bridge and turnpike to the
mainland will bring to u doors at
lowest possible cost an abundance Of
fresh milk, fruits and vegetables, which
will be a great advantage
N. Diamond, the Woodbine lumber
dealer, was i'll town on Wednesday of
last week. Mr.. Diamond is furnishing
the lumber for the enlargement of the
Seacrest.
The borough of Wildwood has during
the past week redeemed and pai0 two
more improvement certificates as fol-
lows: Certificate No. %, dated April 10,
National Bank, and certificate No. %,
dated April Is, 1901, for $500, held by
the same bank.
Wildwood has good railroad service
throughout the year. During the sum
mer season it has the best train service
the Pennsylvania Railroad is able to
give, which the travelling public knows
is excellent.
Mayor Baker, J. Albert Harris, Jed
Dubois, John Newcomb and George
Ferris have been subpoenaed to appear
before j.. Spicer Leaning, Esquire,
one of the Masters in the Court of
Chancery, at the Office of Morgan
Hand, at Cape May Court House, on
Thursday, the 25th instant, to give evil
dence in a certain cause now pending
in the Court of Chancery, wherein
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and Margaret I. Sheehan, ct al. are
defendants.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID. Hoffman atten-
ded the funeral of his brother, Edward
H. Hoffman, aged As years, at Vine
land last Sunday.
A box social and musical entertain
ment under the auspices of Nakomis
Council, No. 81, Daughters of Poca-
hontas, I. o. r. M, will be held in the
Wildwood borough hall on Monday
evening, February 10Th. Everybody is
invited to come and have a good time.
The admission will be free and ice
cream and cake will be On sale. New
costumes will be bought from the pro-
ceeds of the evening.
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. I
Among the Hotel Dayton guests the
past week have beer VIM. Bray, Chas.
Carey, w. G. Hunter, h. W. HIlles,
George w. Shaffer, Philadelphia; F. T.
Moore. New York; DR.. VIM. g. Hand,
WiIlets Corson, Court House; Mrs.
George Kerner, Miss Eleanor Metals,
Columbia; w. M. Jackson, Millvil'e;
B. Frank Antrim, Merchantville; Mrs.
Fl. M Perrine, Mrs. A. L. Baird, Toms
River; Mr.. and Mrs. F. Sutton, Mrs.
F. H. Tomlin, Clement Remington,
Haddonfield; John A. Ackley, Vine
land; Chas. S. milford, Colorado.
The board of registry and election
will sit to register voters next TUESDAY.