Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-12-19
WILDWOOD BUDGET
(Continued)

The Cape May County Board OF TAX
alton has notified the various tax
collectors On the island not to accept
taxes on property upon which appeal
was made for a reduction in valuation.
These compliments will not be sub
jected to interest and costs after Dec.
20, until the board has passed judg-
ment on the complaints. The law
gives the board until Feb. to file their
decisions, but they expect to have them
ready during the next fortnight. The
Collectors will then notifythe appellants
of the result, and the tax will at once
become due and payable
r. w. Ryan's new brick addition to
his japanese Bazaar on Wildwood
avenue is progressing nicely. The
ceiling of the store completed this week
is constructed of pressed steel plates
beautifully tinted in delicate colors.
Chas. f. Mcclure, the department
store man of Philadelphia, was on the
island Thursday last. Mr.. Mcclure
has just had a sun parlor added to his
West Side apartments on Park avenue,
Wildwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. s. Goslin spent
last Friday in Philadelphia.
Miss Jean Wilson spent the latter
part of last week in Philadelphia
taking in the Christmas sights.
Mrs. Geo. M. Dare is visiting her
parents in Rochester, n. Y.
Do your Xmas shopping atthe stores
represented which are on page A.
Auctioneer John A. Ackley was
among the Sunday visitors to the is
land. He is a business nan from the
word go.
Excise Commissioner Joseph q.
Kolb, of Camden, and H. McClelland,
of Philadelphia, both property owners
here and much interested in Wild wood
were down last Saturday,
James Butcher, of Salem, made a
business trip to the resorton Thursday.
Mrs. =. G. fancy, of Philadelphia,
a summer resident and owner of the
st. Charles hotel, vas a visitor here
this week.
Elmer p. Strang, of Camden, past
Supreme Master of the order of Shield
OF Honor, was a guest OF the local
lodge last Thursday night.
e. G. Green, b. A. Haldeman, T.
w. Kennedy and f. A. Easter, of
Philadelphia were guests of Julius
Rauch at the Fenwick Sunday.
Edw. Dougherty, of Atlantic City,
was the guest of G. NJ. Dare over Sun
day.
Frank j. Floyd, of Bryn Mawr,
made a business trip here this week on
matters SelatiYn tnthfs 6raction raf, Bus
sectlon.
DIR. G. H. Horner, the optician, who
has a jewelry store in Wildwood, has
formed the Horner Optical Company,
and opened a store in Philadelphia at
1882 Germantown avenue.
F. w. Sigler, of Trenton, was a guest
of the Seacrest this week.
Among those who registered at the
Seacrest the past week were j.. N.
Davenport, H. e. King, of Philadel-
phia; j. H. Sawyer, Toms River; Hugh
H. Holmes, Avalon, and r. H. Purt-
cham, of Millville.
Look for the special Christmas adver-
Using on page A.
A Wilson Knecht, a w wood
summer resident, was in town this
week, a guest of the Poplars. Other
guests of that hostelry the past week
have been Lillian F. Cory, Millville;
Rev. e. X. Tullidge, Geo. H. Converse,
j. A. Bramerd and q. e. Kitson OF
Philadelphia.
Reinhold & VanHorn are preparing
plans of a cottage for Frank Larcombe
who expects to build this winter.
John II. Canaan, H. G. Densten,
Geo. M. Morrow, John J.. Kearns,
Harry McClelland and j. Parry
Lukens. all of Philadelphia, were
among the guests of the Fenwick the
past week.
Frank III. Taylor, the well known
artist, was a visitor to the island last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony, j. Dever,
of Philadelphia, are down to-day look
ing after their property and paying
taxes.
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