Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-08-29
WILDWOOD BUDGET
(Continuedl

within three miles of the beach, firing
whistle. The liner was observed by her
lights coming down the coast earlier in
the evening, and when abreast this
place commenced to act in an cratic
fashion. The lights which had burned
steadily on board the ship suddenly
went cut, when the guns started to
speak and the whistle TO blow at inter
walls of few seconds. Thousands Of
people who were on the board walk at
the time watched the proceedings with
interest 1t was surmised that the
ship had slightly lost her course for the
Delaware capes six miles below this
place and got into shallow water, and
that her electrical machinery had gone
wrong for a time which occasioned the
gun firing and the blowing of her whis-
tle The next morning the ship was
not to be seen.
That the postal facilities have been
nearly clogged and put out of commits
sion the past few weeks, owing to the
immense out pouring of souvenir postal
cards, is admitted by Postmaster w.
Byron Livezey. Last week was the
heaviest thus far with more than %, 900
souvenir cards being cancelled by
hand. The several weeks prior 70 this
the budget has run 10000 "A week,
while for the first two days of this
week there was close to 1000 outgoing
cards. Much regret, however, has
been expressed on all sides that Uncle
Sam does not want this resort to have
an outgoing mail on Sunday. No mail
can leave from p. m. Saturday until
early Monday morning, which has
caused some grevious mix-ups in i'm
portant business matters. Visitors and
business men are forced to hold up
some one leaving the town on Sunday
in order to get their letters posted on
Sunday.
Buy your lumber of Diamond Il Coz
M. NefIerdorf and G. II. Cassel, of
Philadelphia, have been among the
many guests at the Poplars.
Mrs. John Hitchnor, of Daretown, is
spending a week with her sister, Mrs.
Brantley Dubois.
There was most enjoyable water
melon party and marshmellow toast
on the beach on Monday evening of
last week. The wood for the immense
bonfire was most generously donated
by Mr.. HARRISON. Those who partic-
ipated were Miss Stott, Miss Street,
Edith Tuteur, Alice Baldwin, Florence
Carroll Marie Hackett, Elinor Mundy,
Mary Tisdall, Helen Monaghan and
Kathrine Hagy.
The Philadelphia artist, II. Hanley
Parker, has completed for Thomas
Martindale, the well-known .Philadel-
phian, "a set of three oils which were
this week hung in the panels over the
open fireplace in the palatial beach
front home of that gentleman. The
pictures are six feet by three and rep
resent respectively Mr.. Martindale's
three books ON sports: the first, "Wild-
wood Ways and Down East Wilds;'s
the second, "Sport Royal | Warrant
You;p the third, ''Sport Indeed.o Mr..
Martindale is very proud of the oils
and many of his friends have viewed
the work Of the artist. The pictures
will be hung this fall in public in Phil
adelphia. Mrs. Martindale has been
very i'll and is confined to her bed,
while Mr.. Martindale was this week
operated on for abscess on the arm.
Both patients are recovering their
health.
Latest out, 1.-THE Pocket Flask" 10c.
Wildwood Post Card Co.
The handsome $4,000 Wildwood
yacht club house is so far completed
that the furniture will be installed this
week. Arrangements for social event
are being prepared.
\ Philadelphia party composed of
Emily Mousley, Minnie Ziesse, May
Hoffman, Gertrude Ferlong, the Miss
es Reyers, Flossie Foster and num-
her of boys captured 200 crabs on the
Wildwood meadows near the Ham
canal. The same hevy Of young folks
enjoyed clam bake on the beach Sat
drday.
The contract for q cottage at TIE Crest
has just been awarded to Malott d
Spencer by Mrs. Mary II. Seward, of
Philadelphia. The architects are Rein
hold d NanHorn andt cottage, which
win be a handsome one to cost about
So ,0OO will be located at the boardwalk
and Morning Glory rosd.
New arrivals at the Edgeton Inn
this Elk Include Mrs. f. j.. Stiles,
Norristown, Pa; Mrs. Bullock, Bos-
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