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

phia, were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Refer, Pine avenue, Sunday.
A pair of extra heavy gold-bowed
glasses await an owner at the Bureau
of Information on the boardwalk.
Miss May Hiles returned to her home
at Elmer on Monday after spending
fortnight at Willard Hall Miss Hiles
enjoyed the surf bathing immensely
and is thoroughly at home in the
breakers, being an accomplished floater.
A competent dressmaker from Phil
adelphia would like work by the day
or week. 221 w. GIenwood avenues
Mrs. George f. Huntington, of Phil
adelphia, who with her husband, is
staying at Willard Hall, was taken ill
one day last week, suffering with acute
indigestion. DR.. Cohen was sent for
and has been caring for her for few
days. The lady is improving slowly,
but it will be several days before she
is able to leave her room. Mr.. and
itors and their many friends hope for
the speedy recovery of Mrs. Hunting
ton.
At the Aetna are II. Bannigan of
New York; Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Hall
man, w. Il. Kraft and family, Supt.
Baker, of the Pennsylvania Terminal,
a NJ n 4 l.. l..
and daughter, of Amber, Pa; G. w.
Shelter, Supt. of transportation of the
Pennsylvania railroad and two daugh-
ters, Misses Margaret and jeanette, of
Philadelphia.
Hotel Dayton is running over with
guests, and the genial clerk, w. r.
Liyezey, is a very busy man these days.
J. E. Childs, wife and daughter, of
Philadelphia, and A. j. Bartlett, of
Chicago, are among the guests at the
Dayton this week.
A lady's purse, containing money,
also tickets to the carousal at Ocean
Pier, await a claimant at the Informa-
ton Bureau on the board walk.
Mrs. Waddington and Mrs Brewer,
Miss Booth and Miss Harrington, Miss
Clark and Miss Pyle, all of Philadel-
phia Mrs. }. f. Harcourt, Miss Nc
Chord and Miss O'Connell, of Louis
vile, Ky, are late arrivals at Cedar
Inn.
Housework- Wanted reliable young
woman to GO to Philadelphia, one who
likes children. Apply 22l w. Glen
wood avenue.
Captain z. j. Lynch, candidate for
the Pennsylvania state Legislature, ac-
companied by his cousin, Miss Ziety,
both of West Grove, Pa, are spending
some time at the Aldine. Other recent
arrivals are Frank S. Marlowe and
wife, Pensauken, N. j.; w. p. Delaney
and family, M. Louis, Mr.. and Mrs
Allegro, Mrs. Kreamer and daughter
b. q. Solomon, all of Philadelphia; G.
A. Devinne and Walter Peel, of Cam
den; A. w Barber and wife, of Wood
bury n. j.
What might have proven disas-
trous eonflagration was checked by the
promptness of the Wildwood fire de-
partment Saturday night Some boys
evidently bent on mischief, had set fire
to a lot of rubbish on the beach near
the Carousal, about II O'Clock. Chief
of Police Middleton was first to notice
the flames and sent in a general alarm.
The fire laddies were prompt in acting
and it did not take but few moments
20 eXtinguish the flames Fortunately
no damage was done except for break
ing the slumbers of those who had re-
tired early in the evening.
Not a little of the prosperity of
Wildwood and the whole island is due
to the work carried on by the Board of
Trade in the way of advertising, MAIN
tanning band over Sunday, and the
maintenance of the bureau of infor-
nation on the board walk, etc. These
things are kept up and paid for by the
Board of 'nradeSby subscriptions from
the business people Of the neighbor-
hood. Every cottage and lot owner
should contribute to this fund cheer
fully. Subscription papers are in the
hands of Editor I, G, Hamilton, Cash
Ter S. f. Mcknight and Councilman
j. Albert Harris, who constitute the
subscription committee of the Board of
Trade, and are authorized to receive
monies. The subscription sheets can
also be seen from them This commit
tee expects TO get out among the busi-
ness people and property owners in the
next few days for the purpose of col
Letting subscriptions may also be
paid to the treasurer Jed Dubois.