Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-05
LILY BEACH FIRE
CREATES EXCITEMENT
Withdrawing the Vana-
ian Liquor License Revoked
! by the Supreme Court
WILL REQUESTS THE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH $1,000

The residents of Holly Beach in the
neighborhood of Burk and Andrew
avenues were aroused to a high pitch
of excitement shortly after eight O'Clock
last Monday morning by the sounding
of the fire alarm. The fire was located
in the real of Edward Stiles new store
building, on the site of the old post
office, Andrew avenue, occupied by P.
Gould, where several buildings and
two small summer cottages are bunch
ed together. The lower portions of the
cottages were enveloped in flames
when the fire laddies responded to the
call. They promptly brought the
chemical engine into service and
effective work was done in quenching
the flames. The hose was also used,
and the Junior fire company aided
materially in mastering the fire. An
alarm was also sounded in Wildwood
and the fire department there FASTENED
toward the scene, but the fire was
under control before they arrived. The
wind was brisk and had not quick
action been taken there is little doubt
but that the fire would have Quilted
the entire square. As it was, but little
damage was done. The woodwork of
the cottages was charred. windows
broken and the furnishings ruined.
One of the cottages is owned by Ed
ward Stiles and the other by real estate
agent f.. Yenney. The origin of the fire
was undoubtedly in a barrel of ashes,
containing live Goals, which had been
carelessly left to shoulder in the open.
The Goals burnt their way through the
barrel and the sparks ignited punches
of finder like excelsior and straw which
was scattered about, while the stiff
breeze blew the blazing stuff under the
buildings. Every appearance Of the
burnt portions of the cottages indicates
that the fire started from "1dern9m
tho l..,iIss- g.. TAO .o,tabos were
covered by insurance.
A decision was handed down a few
days ago in the Supreme Court at
Trenton revoking the action of Judge
Hildreth in withdrawing a liquor
license granted to VIM. III. Vanaman,
who is located OF Cedar venue. The
license was originally granted by Judge
Hildreth at the April term Of Court,
which was attacked by counsel for
r. N. Adams. 1t was shown to the
Court that a number of the signers of
the license application were not owners
of real estate. Upon this defect Judge
Hildreth based his action in revoking
sometime in May the license granted
by himself. The Supreme Court held
that the lower Court could not rescind
its action in granting the license even
after it was shown that the papers
were illegal. AS the case now stands
Mr.. Vanaman is in possession of the
license and entitled to sell intoxicants
under the law. Curtis Il. Baker, ESQ.,,
represented Mr.. Vanaman.
Tuesdays Philadelphia papers report
the division of the will of Elizabeth
Anderson, late of 2113 Fitzwater St.,
that city. The bulk of her estate,
amounting to over ST., 900 is devised to
various institutions. Among other be-
quests the will directs that 81 900 be
left to the First Presbyterian church of
Holly Beach.
There has been a desire expressed by
some of the music lovers of the island
that a violin class be organized this
winter. Those interested should see
Jos. Hertz who is heartily in favor of
the move.
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