Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-10-17
WILDWOOD NEWS IN
SHORT PARAGRAPHS
Missionary Service Held at the
Baptist Church Last sun
day Evening.
OTHER HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST

Rev. w. w. Bullock, pastor cf the
Baptist church at Cape May Court
House, preached in the Wildwood
Baptist church last Sunday morning.
In the evening a service in the interest
of the convention of missions, soon to
be held at Atlantic City, was observed.
Mrs. j. w. Riddle read an original
paper upon the subject. Miss Jean
Allen recited 1.-The Lords Garden, y
An amusing missionary story was read
10y Miss Pearl Riddle. Responses to
missionary questions were made by
Lena Washburn, Cynthia Bradley,
Claire Goslin, Brantley Dubois, Mrs.
McWilliams, Miss Riddle, Mrs. Du-
Bois, Mrs. E. G. Slaughter and d. Nj.
VanHorn. A missionary collection
was taken amounting to about $50
In the Cape May County Courts last
week jury rendered verdict in favor
of Architects Reinhold & Van Horn for
the price of plans and specifications for
a cottage furnished to w. p. Buchanan,
Philadelphian, owning cottage in
the Ottens tract at North Wildwood.
Borough Solicitor Curtis L. Baker rep
resented the architects, and Eckert Z.
Budd, Mt Holly lawyer, was coun-
sci for Mr.. Buchanan. The full amount
of the claim was allowed, being some
thing over 5000,
A party comprised of Edgar Charles
worth. Frank Clark, Ethan Reeve and
Charles Page drove over to Cape May
last Saturday afternoon and viewed
the remains of the Cape House which
was destroyed by fire some time ago.
Mrs. George M. Parvin, of Bridgeton,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
niece, Mrs. Jordan, on Pine avenue.
Benjamin Russell, of Leesburg, has
bought the coal business of the late
George w. Henderson and will move
his family here from Leesburg. The
purchase includes the four lots at the
coal yard and all the personal property
appertaining to the business.
For Rent-New small 6 room cottage.
800 per year-Conveniences. Apply
to Henry H. Ottens.
Miss Anna Page returned to Wild
wood last Saturday after spending
several days with relatives in Millville
and Bridgeton.
A musical and literary social under
the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society
of the Baptist church will be given at
the Pines, corner of Pacific and Pine
avenues, on Saturday evening, Oct. 20.
A silver offering will be taken for the
work of the society. A fine program
has been arranged and good time is
anticipated. Ice cream and cake also
will be for sale. Come and bring your
friends.
Mrs. M. d. Brown is entertaining at
her home on Pine avenue her sister,
Mrs. A. J. Hutchinson, of Hamilton
Square, Mercer county, and her brother,
John Dolton, of Newtown, Bucks
county, Pa.
Try Townsend's restaurant for
Maurice River cove oysters 40c per
quart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas L. Townsend
have returned from visit to Bridgeton
and Mr.. Townsend has re-opened his
restaurant on Oak avenue, in the
Baumann building, for the winter.
John G. Colsey, the well-known
Camden merchant, who is erecting a
couple of cottage here, was down yes
terday.
Rev. and Mrs. Riddle have closed
their summer place on the sound and
taken up their residence for the winter
again on Maple avenue. They have
moved into the Maple cottage, 1lS Ma
Pile avenue, third house west of the
Baptist church. Their two daughters,
engaged in teaching in Philadelphia,
spent last Sabbath with them.
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