, 1906-06-13
SUMNER BREEzES FROM
NORTH WILDWOOD
New Post Office Authorized for
Ottens Tract With Joseph
Boone as Postmaster
SOME OTHER HAPPENINGS

Nahid dsCDuC duu DtNcutttDlH StIett,
North Wildwood, to be known as the
Ottens Post office. The residents of
this section of the beach have long felt
the want of such an office and it has
been very inconvenient for them to
send out or receive mail, as they were
compelled to travel the long distance
to either h Anglesea or Wild wood
offices. Joseph Boone, a pioneer resi-
dent of Five Mile Beach and an old
soldier has received his appointment
as postmaster. Then office is located
in DR.. Albert Harris drug store and it
is fitted up with fixtures of the latest
style. 1t was through the energetic
efforts of Henry II. Ottens hat the
office was established.
Frank NJ. Hess, the contractor and
builder is completing on Sixteenth
street a handsome cottage for William
Gatell, a prominent coal merchant of
Philadelphia, who has large real estate
interests in Moth wildwood.
Fish story, copyrighted, 10 cents. \
The ball grounds in front of the
Hotel Ottens is a favorite with the base
ball enthusiasts of the island and it is
about the only available regulation
ball field on the beach, many games
will no doutt be played there during
the season. AS good as a circus and
less eX pensive to see, was the game
played on Saturday afternoon between
an aggregation of colored players and
a white nine, with the colored boys
bringing up with the short end of the
score.
Henry Dix, a well known manufac-
turer of MillvilIe, n. j., accompanied
by his wife and son. Max Dix, were
recent guests at the Hotel Ottens.
They were charmed with Five Mile
Beach and may locate here for the
summer.
Try a pound of Coombs' pound cakes
Grabbing parties are daily visiting
the Ottens canal and all are enjoying
phenomenal luck. There seems to he
an in~eXhaustible supply in the waters
that run in from Grassy Sound and
large catches are the rule.
George Sturm, a Philadelphia con-
f%ectioner was numbered among the
many visitors at the shore on Sunday.
Mrs. DIR. William Flemming, of
Philadelphia. spent a few days at her
handsome cottage on Eighteenth street,
preparing it for early occupance.
Miss Mary Boland, of Philadelphia,
is enjoying the delightful June days III
her cottage on Seventeenth street.
Mrs. Kate Stolpp, of Philadelphia,
is "a guest of her brother, Henry H..
Ottens, boardwalk and Eighteenth
street, where she will spend most of
the summer.
Amos II. Christ, of the Philadelphia
firm of Huey Il Christ, spent the week
end at his cottage on Pennsylvania
avenue
Mrs. William r. Lester, of Philadel-
phia, opens on Saturday, the Greylock,
a high-class b arding house, corner of
oath street aud Pennsylvania avenue.
Mrs. Lester conducts a fashionable
apartment house in Philadelphia. Mr..
Lester is dramatical and musical editor
of the Philadelphia North American.
Fish story, copyrighted, 10 cents. y
Among the Philadelphians Stopping
at the Hotel Hilton the past week
have been w. X. Buchanan. S. H.
Block, A. r. Rosenberg, &. w. Muir
ray, f. w. Willis, w. w. Sutterley
and wife, p. A. Snelbaker, j. Willard
Morgan, H.. Murray, o. A. Murray,
n. L. Pechin.
Jas. a. Boyd, John Murnin and
Jos. A.. Boyd, of Philadelphia, were
among Sundays visitors.
Charles Mace made a business trip
to Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Samuel A. Buck was a Philadelphia
visitor Tuesday.
1t is now Joseph Boone, postmaster,
and the Ottens post office, ifyou please.
One of the largest crowds of eXcur-
sionists for many a day came to the
resort on Sunday. Sportsmen predom-
mated and the fishing boats at the
pier we're rapidly filled and off for the
fishing banks. The fish were hungry
and plentiful and the anglers had a
busy day, most of them returning on
the afternoon train with baskets filled
with fish.
VIM. II. Driezler spent a portion of
last week here.
Principal F. S. Lloyd of the public
school and Mr.. and Mrs. n. b. Long
were among the residents who attend
ed the County commencement eX-
ercises at Seaville last Wednesday.
The real estate business is at its best
at the present time.
Mayor Hilton spent Monday in
Philadelphia.
c. Richman, of Moore, Pa, has been
appointed clerk at the Anglesea rail
road depot to assist station agent