, 1904-08-17
ANGLESEA The
SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE
LARGE Crowds and Excellent
Fishing Contribute Towards
Making the Most Prosper
GUS Season In History

Sunday brought the greatest
of excursionists yet to Five Mile Beach,
the special and regular excursion trains
on Sunday morning brought 2loO. Inc
weather clerk did behave nobly and
generously, for though early in the
morning he looked frowninely n men
acingly, he soon put on a brighter face
and gave us an ideal day. Everything
was on the move. The boats were all
filled and the participators in fishing
brought In good results. The trolleys
were crowded with parties going to,
and coming from different parts of the
island, making themselves acquainted
with the beauties not only of part of
Five Mile Beach but of the whole OF 1t.
One day during the week Tony Muir
ply, of the Walnut Avenue House,
was d~eploring the fact that the office
was out of blotters. "IH send you
some," said George P. Thompson, the
genial agent of the Pennsylvania Fire
Insurance company. And SO he did.
The blotters came by express yesterday
morning 5000 strong. And now Mr..
Murphy has enough blotters to supply
the borough for n year.
John A. Whitson, a policeman in
L hllduCl Rhlo u WChtthACO JOoAp Va
the eleventh district, accompanied by
his most estlmable wife, is spending
his vacation at the Walnut Avenue
House.
Frank Strang, Of Elmer, N. j., en-
joyed a brief visit among friends in
Five Mile Beach during the week.
Hotel Royal late arrivals are Ernest
Klopfer, MI. and Mrs. Park and sou,
Q. P. Stephens, s. S. Taylor, John E.
Carr, Walter 9. Bickle, H. j. Steible,
Jr., Morris Umsted, Truman Auge,
Gustave Eisele, Charles Lake, Arthur
w. Riggall, r. l.. Bridges, John P.
Lawton and Charles Biles, all of Phila-
delphia, and guests from Arizona,
Clifton Heights, Pa, Willow Grove,
Chestnut Hill and Roxborough.
The Captains of the numerous yachts
report larger catches of fish than usual
every day this week. During Monday
yacht Adalene, Capt. A. B. Risley, took
a party of five gentlemen from the
Sheldon to McCrea shoals, and the
captain reports a catch of 500 pounds of
fine fish, many of which were sent to
Newark, N. j., friends by express.
Mems two piece bathing suits, all
wool, permanent dye, $500, at Mech
& Co.'S.
A jolly party of Philadelphians en-
joying a weeks sojsurn here include
the following members of the Brides
bury Fishing Club: Sergeant Albert
Burgin, Sergeant Charles Shalcross
and officer John Gross, of the twenty
fourth police district; Officer George
Haug, of the fifth district; Paul V.
Baker, a w%ell-known merchant tailor;
William f. James, foreman of Engine
Company No. 80, and his side partner
Lewis Dool, of the same company. All
are enjoying the fishing and taking in
the sights along Five Mile Beach by
trolley.
Mrs. J. Malcolm Barr and child, of
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Lydia Weldy,
of Salem, N. j., are the guests of ex-
Sheriff and Mrs. A. A. Pancoast.
Former Magistrate Romig and David
B. Horner, of Philadelphia, are at the
Beach Creek Club house, the guests of
VIM. H. Dreizler.
Souvenir postal cards of Wildwood,
IL varieties; for sale at Ryan's Bazaar. \
o. Brunell and family are enjoying
cottage life here.
Lie nuulbci vi NlSllOIS dt ILlS place
is steadily OF the increase; every day
brings a goodly number of old and new
acquaintance and all express them
selves delighted with the many i'm
provements.
One of the pleasant sights is the re-
moval of the grass and other growth in
all of the streets, giving them a bright
appearance. The contractor has done
his work effectively and thoroughly.
On Wednesday the Geo. II. Bates
went out with passengers but stuck out
on the bar. The life saving crew quick
ly came to her rescue and brought her
to the landing safely.
The life saving station inspector paid
a visit to the station here last week.
The captain and his men are daily
drilling on shore and on the ocean.
Mr.. Elmquist, of Holly Beach, met
with an accident at the pier one even
ing last week, but is recovering.
The Francis NJ. Smith met with her
usual luck last week in great catches of
fish. On Thursday she unloaded more
than a hundred barrels of croakers.
Mrs. Albrecht, owner of a fine cottage
on Central avenue, paid a visit to The
place.
Master Smith visiting at Mr.. Godfrey's
with his folks had some of his fingers
crushed while in a boat, catching his
hand between the vessel and the planks
of the pier. He was at once taken to
DIR. Cohen's and had the wounds
dressed and is doing as well as can be
exI ected.
J.T. Waldron and Ernest F. Hopper,
two good fellows from the Onakar