Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-11-14
HOLLY BEACH NEWS
FOR YOUR READING
BOrOuqh Council Held Regular
Meeting Last Evening at
the Borough Hall
RECENT INTERESTING HAPPENINGS

All the members of Council were
present at the regular meeting held
last night except Mr.. Barnett. The
minutes of the last meeting were APP
proved as read. The street committee
reported that the railroad company
was covering Holly Beach aveaue
with coat of gravel. Messrs. NJ ,ker-
son and Woolston were appointed
committee to wait upon the Boyd COM
pany, who furnished the chemical
engine, in reference to some defects.
They were also authorized to buy 80
feet of hose. An ordinance providing
for the grading and graveling of
number of streets in the eastern end OF
the borough was introduced, and
hearing upon the same was fixed for
Tuesday evening, Nov. 27. The new
brick Pacific avenue as laid by Con-
tractor McLinden was accepted by
vote of Council upon the verbal repre-
sentation by Engineer Probasco that
the work was complete and well done.
He said that the street compared favor
ably with any that he had ever seen.
Council adjourned.
Oscar Tronnem, aged % years, died
in the University hospital in Philadel-
phia last Friday night from typhoid
fever and weakness of the heart. Mr..
Tronnem was a highly respected
young man of a quiet disposition.
He was only ill about two weeks and
his death came as a shock to the COM
munity He resided with his parents
in Holly Beach. The funeral was
held from the home of his uncle at
Vineland ON Monday of this week and
interment made in a Vineland ceme-
terry.
For Eale--A few more furnished
cottages, also hotel and boarding house.
K. Yerhey, Burk avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Patton, of
Bridgeton, spent Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. William Bryant, at
the Garfield cottage, Garfield avenue.
w. D. Bryant was a Woodbury.
visitor last week.
Contractor Chas. A. Norton lie erect
ing beautiful summer residence on
Lincoln avenue for Mrs. Mary j.
Riley, of Philadelphia, to be ready for
occupancy by next season. This house
is located in the rear of Cills' hardware
store.
Visit Culver & Co.'s Picture Dept.
The successful candidates on the local
ticket at the recent election celebrated
their victory last Wednesday night by
a parade. The inscriptions on some Of
the banners were quite amusing.
Women's outing flannel gowns &c.,
75c. and SOC. Mech & Co.
Miss Theresa Fisher, primary teach
er of the public school, was taken ill
this week while on visit in Camden.
Miss Barnett is substituting during
her sickness.
Mrs. F. u. Dorsey was down on
Monday from her Philadelphia home
to attend to business.
Fresh Philadelphia made taffies, 15c
and zoe Id. at Ryan's.
Culver & Co. are displaying large
pumpkin in their show windows this
week. They are giving every customer
an opportunity to guess the num-
Der of seeds it contains. on December
22d, they intend to have it opened and
the aeeds counted and to the person
guessing nearest the correct number
handsome chair will be presented.
One customer has already taken 125
guesses.
G. A. Ewing, H. HI. Thompson and
Anderson Kilgon, three Pennsylvania
railroad employees of Philadelphia,
spent over Sunday at the New Centre
House.
Manager s. A. Laning of the Holly !
Beach Ice Company has put the ice
plant in operation this week with the
intention of making ice to place in
storage for the winter trade.
Bargain-11 room house, all con-
veniences, excellent location at Wild
wood Crest. Jos. Hertz, Holly Beach.*
The teachers of the public school
will attend Teachers Institute, at
Cape May, Wednesday Thursday and
Friday of this week fhprefnre tha