Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-08-22
ANGLESEA
Continued

then an Italian comes with hand
organ and monkey, goodly crowd /,
especially of children always follows
him. Such an organgrinder played
before the house of very irrascible old
man who gestieulated wildly, furiously
ordering him away. "Why don't you
go ?o asked bystander. "Me no mooch
understand Inglese,o replied he. "But
you must have understood him when
he kept stamping his feet and waving
his arms.n "No, me not know,u said
the Italian, "me tink he want to dance
to my music. y
The last words of the great German
poet, Goethe, when dying were
Light more light ~ That is the cry
of some of the residents here. All of
last week the electric light at Surf and
9th avenue was irregularly served; on
the two most important nights, Satur-
day and Sunday, there was no lights
there, nor at 18th avenue, and on Sum
day none at 9th and Central. On Fri
day, light of apparently a candle and
a half power. Think of it the only
gleam of hope for the surroundings
came all the way from I'd avenue and
Surf. Ifyou returned from church or
from the boardwalk on Saturday or
Sunday nights you had to take your
eyes in your hand and grope your way.
There were plenty of blue fish caught
last week. The angler said, 81 cannot
fancy anyone not fond of blue fishing"
The maiden said, "Unless it be the
blue fish
Would it not be well if more atten-
ton were paid to the overgrown side
walks and lots, particularly in Angle
sea? Could not the authorities move
in the matter? Give them all credit
j for making the well graded and well
scraped streets praiseworthy feature
of the place, but when the grasses and
weeds SO hide the we'll laid pavement
that often people walk on the streets in
preference, it shows plainly how un-
business like it is to have the beautiful
walks hidden, and so to say hide your
light under bushel.
The fair of the Methodist Episcopal
church was quite successful. Goods
went of 80 rapidly that there was very
+ little occasion TO continue it longer than
Thursday night. Quite spirited bid
ding was witnessed in the auctioneer-
/ ing off of some of the donated articles,
and showed that the bidder appreciat-
ed the object for which the fair was
held, and thus fair sum was realized
For instance, a framed picture, donated
/ by Chas. Mace, was started at 81 and
brought $3.50 by Mr.. McLennon's bid
1t was pearl inlaid painting with
illumined effects of ihe light house.
Bruce Long, our youthful baseball
player, is able again to serve the news
papers for Mr.. Wagner.
The faithful watch dog of Ellsworth
Hewitt's, Teddy, by name, is slowly
recovering, having been struck some
days ago by trolley.
On Monday morning there was a
scarcity of ice at the ice plant on ac-
count of the blowing out of the ammo
mia.
Great catches of fish on Sunday was
the reward of those who went out in
the boats to the deep sea.
n. r.. 5. Yewdall has returned to his
residence after an enjoyable sojourn at
Rehoboth, looking vigorous and bronz-
ed like veteran.
Mrs. Emma Parker and son Stanley
spent Sunday at Gibbs cottage with
the Houghton and Mcintyre families.
Samuel j. Palmer and wife returned
home to Ashbourne, Monday, af er
having had a delightful stay at Column
bia cottage, refreshed and strengthen
ed Mr.. Palmer is one of the oldest
men engaged in the hat manufactory
of |. B. Steson, Philadelphia.
All the hotels and boarding houses
are filled to their fullest capacity.
/ What might have proven serious
accident happened at the Arctic Ice
company's plant at Anglesea Monday
morning, and but for the prompt ac-
ton of Engineer E. E. Straup and his
assistant, Richard Button, both men
might have received fatal injuries. A
charge of ammonia was lost through
the accidental blowing out of valve
in the generator, which necessitated a
shut down of the works for day.
Aside from being thoroughly frightened
no damage was done.
The life saving crew was called out
Monday afternoon by boat which had
struck on the bar. The boat hoated it.
self, however, on flood tide, doing little
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