Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-11-28
WILDWOOD NEWS in
SHORT PARAGRAPHS
Pert Paragraphs and Personal
Notes Gathered During
the Past Week
OTHER HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST

Mrs. John McGonnegle, who re-
sides in Wildwood on Park avenue,
spent her girlhood days in Illinois,
living in the same neighborhood as
Abraham Lincoln. She was acquaint-
ed with Mrs. Lincoln and frequently
saw Mr.. Lincoln and remembers we'll
how the children used to point to him
and say, "There goes the rail splitter"
Mrs. McGonnegle, therefore, read with
a great deal of interest the sketches of
Lincoln concluded in the JOURNAL a
few weeks ago.
The Five Mile Beach Building and
Loan Association will hold its regular
December business meeting next We'd
nesday evening in room in the second
story front of the JOURNAL building,
which has been rented for building
association meetings. Anyone desir-
ing to see Secretary s. F. Mcknight on
association business can find him at
the Marine National Bank. The
printed sixth annual reports will be
ready for distribution at the meeting
next Wednesday night.
F. E. Harris, a farmer from Rio
.Grande, was on the island yesterday
delivering Thanksgiving turkeys. Mr..
Harris remembers well when there
wasn't house on Five Mile Beach.
This was in 1875 and he little thought
that there would ever be hourishing
summer resort such as there is to-day.
Mayor Baker visited Philadelphia on
Monday, hs first trip there in many
months. 1t was his first journey by
the Winslow Junction route.
Try Townsend's restaurant for
Maurice River cove oysters 40c per
quart
Wildwood Lodge, No. IL, Shield of
Honor, will hold meeting, at which
the lodge is to be formally instituted.
This syenipg N JOURNAL
Hall, wood. Officials from the
Grand Lodge will be present.
Mrs. Wilson Chard, of Millville, ac-
companied by two lady friends, were
visiting on the island last Wednesday.
Lawyer Wheaton Berault, leading
criminal lawyer of Vineland, died at
his home early last Friday morning of
heart failure. He was born IN New
York in 1849. His family is said to
have belonged to the French nobility.
If the monarchy had been restored Mr..
Berault would have had the title of
count. He left wife and six chill
dren.
Ex-Councilman r. s. ellis is having
his meadow property filled in with
dredge. Great Improvements are be-
ing made out in that section. Mr..
ellis spends most of his time here look
ing after the work.
III, w. Cobb, who recently sold his
hotel, has moved into half of the
Pettibone building on Wildwood ave-
nue.. now owned by John N. Reeve.
Matthew Iffill and daughter, of
Philadelphia, have been spending a
few days in the cottage on Wildwood
avenue this week.
John Taylor has moved from Angle
sea into his new house on Oak avenue.
Among the Hotel Seacrest guest have
been w. F. Gresham, e. III. Porter,
C. Schooner, Philadelphia; Geo. w.
Cole, Merchantville; Maui Bentz, Fair
ton; w. B. Cooper, Medford.
Among the guests at Hotel Poplars
the past week have been e. P. john
stone, Vineland; ]. r. Creamer, Ches-
ter, Pa; w. George Whitfield, Martin
o. Rehfuss, Gottlieb Binder, James
Schneider and son, J. Cunningham,
G. G. Walters, A. q. Gibson and son,
Mrs. T. F. Seward, Philadelphia; Phil
lip P. Baker, Curtis t. Baker, VIM. E
Zeller, w. G. Taylor and wife, J. j..
Martin, Wildwood; B. V. Donnell,
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