Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-11-21
WILDWOOD NEWS In
SHORT PARAGRAPHS
Real Estate Agent John Bright
Awards Contract for 3-stOry
Brick Office Building
OTHER HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST

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Real estate agent John Bright has
awarded contract to Thos. Goslln for
the erection of pretentious three story
office building on the site of his former
office adjoining Edgeton Inn. The
specifications prepared by Architect
VanHorn call for white brick front
with up-to-date finish throughout.
Mr.. Bright has had his former cottage
and office moved to GlenwoOd avenue
opposite the Dubois cottage where 1t
is undergoing considerable change and
improvement. Mr.. Bright has taken
temporary office quarters in the Oliver
]. Leigh block, corner Cedar and
Pacific avenues, while his building is
being erected.
Lykens & Tice, the Pacific avenue
produce dealers, lost valuable horse
last Wednesday night. They stabbed
the horse that evening in apparent
good health, but found it dead next
morning. AS Clark, the milkman,
lost valuable horse two weeks ago
and Dare, the butcher, now has very
sick horse which may not live, there
appears to be an unusual amount OF
sickness among horses on the island.
Exceptionally good values in wom-
ems and children's golf jackets and
sweaters. Mech & Co.
Owing to misunderstanding the
game of basket ball which was sched-
uled for last Wednesday night at the
Casino Rink, between the Wildwood
Indians and Anglesea was postponed
until tonight when both teams are
confident of victory.
J. Thompson Baker has rented a
house at 2045 Chestnut street, Phila-
delphia, and with his family has taken
UP his residence there for the winter.
ing, tne City y-.,nce -a-Aso ass.Ker Brss.,
making frequent trips to Wildwood
during the winter.
James Merkins, a brick layer who
has resided here for the past seven
years, was recently taken to hospital
in charge of DIR. II. II. Tomlin. Mr..
Merkins is 76 years old.
See Lions and Tigers at Culver &
Co.'s.
Legal blanks of every description
suitable for lawyers, justices of the
peace, real estate agents and builders,
at r. w. Ryan's Japanese Bazaar.
Edgar F. Charlesworth, of the JOUR-
NAL, spent over Sunday with his
parents in Elmer. visiting Philadel-
phia also last Friday.
Cashier Sam1 F. Mcknight, of the
Marine National Bank, has been on
a weeks vacation, spending the time
in Philadelphia, with his family,
where his mother resides.
Koeneke Brothers, the plumbers,
moved their plumbing business this
week from the Aldine stores to their
recently finished quarters on Wild
wood avenue, opposite the JOURNAL
office.
The work of enlarging r. w. Ryan's
Japanese Bazaar on Wildwood avenue
is progressing steadily. The brick
walls are completed and work on the
interior has begun.
Bids are wanted by the undersigned
for the furnishing and delivery of
thirty tons of the best stove coal. De-
livery to be made at the JOURNAL
office and to my cottage on Glenwood
avenue in Wildwood. Jed Dubois.
Try Townsend's restaurant for
Maurice River cove oysters 40c per
quart.
Howard A. Selah, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday here with his parents.
He is at the head of the Improved
Electric Bell Co., and doing a pros
porous business at 211 Chancellor
street.
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