, 1905-04-19
The GAS PLANT TO BE
BUILT IN HOLLY BEACH
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
State Comptroller Morgan and
Judge Voorhees, the Leading
Figures In the Company.
Many People Regis
tered at the Hotels.

State Comptroller j. Willard Morgan
was down last Saturday and a meeting
of the stock holders of the Five Mile
Beach Gas company was held at the
Hotel Brighton and an organization
effected with Mr.. Morgan as president
and Judge H. H. Voorhees, as treasurer.
A nnmber of lots have been purchased
at the corner of Garfield and Holly
Beach avenue upon which the build
ings for the plant will be erected. This
location is just opposite the plant of
the West Jersey Electric company.
The company has contracted with the
Union Railway Supply Co., for the
erection OF the necessary buildings and
for the laying of the gas pipes in the
streets. An official of the company
states that all the material for the plant
has been ordered and that the work of
laying the gas pipes will commence in
two or three weeks. Gus Nelson is
the resident manager of the
Hotel Colonial arrivals the past week
have been G. M. Elwell, John Ritche,
Annie Kennedy, James McGowen,
Miss Julia Duffy, Mrs. Kate Flanni-
gan, Miss Katheryn Curran, Robert
Curran, f. l.. Algie and daughter,
Joseph B. Vanderslice, son and daugh-
ter, c. A. Corter, Freder Wolter, Phila-
delphia; Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Cald-
well, Germantown, Philadelphia; ID.
A. Howe, Williamsport, Pa; John J..
Cuyle, Camden.
The walls and ceiling of the drug
store of Cohen Bros. have been newly
painted and decorated in a handsome
manner, showing the skillfnl handi-
work of the Doctors brother.
Splendid lot o. muslins, bleached and
u~nbleached, from &c. up. Mech & Co.
Read u adv. on page 5. II
Those who registered at the Centre
House the past week are Mrs. G. M.
Davies and daughter Elsie, j. Wem-
stein, Howard f. Park, Mrs. NJ. Nor
risey, w. j. Morrisey, John S. Sch
wartz, Florence Schwartz, Philadel-
phia; William G. Mcguire, wife and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Foul
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hussong,
Camden; Henry Foster and wife, West
Philadelphia; S. Frand, New York;
Joseph ID. Frambes, Tuckahoe; Harry
Headley, Ocean City; O. N. Fox, Nor
ristown, Pa.
St. Charles guests the past week have
been Mr.. and Mrs. A. Edwards, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Hampton, VIM. Hampton,
Jr., Miss Laura NJ. Doughty, MI. and
Mrs. John Siegrist, of Philadelphia;
Frank T. Steinebach, Camden.
John Kennedy, aged IS years, died
at the Somerset apartments on Thurs
day of last week from consumption.
During the past few months he slowly
wasted away and the end came peace
fully and painfully. The funeral SER
vices were held on Saturday 1t the
home of Miss E. E. Parker, where he
made his home. He had a mother re-
siding in Ireland. The services were
conducted by Rev. DIR. Austin, of Had
donfield and Rev. E. A. Mitchell, of
Holly Beach. Interment was made in
the North Cedar Hill cemetery in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Frank Shaw has moved from
Camden and has taken possession of a
cottage on Montgomery avenue, which
she purchased last week from John L..
Burk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Terry, of Mill
Vile, accompanied by their two daugh-
tiers, spent Sunday here. One of the
latter, Miss Della, is attending the
State Normal school at Trenton.