Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
EASTER CROWDS
FLOCK TO WILDWOOD
They Take Possession oil the Is
land for a Few Days. Hotels
Were Well Filled
SEASON BREAKS ALL FORMER RECORDS

The bright sunshiny days of last
week brought to the island record
breaking crowd of Easter visitors, and
the resort reminded one of early sum-
mer. Saturday the beach and board
walk was dotted with pleasure seekers.
The rainy weather on Sunday marred
the occasion to an extent, but even the
water could not drive all the Easter
visitors from the front. The hotels
were literally patronized and house
parties were all the go, many OF the
people staying from five to ten days.
A few attempted to take surf baths
but found the water chilly and un-
friendly. The Easter visitors exper-
fenced no difficulty in finding enter
tainment-the puzzle seemed to be how
to take everything in. Altogether the
Easter season of 1907 opened the eyes
of many to the possibility of making
it prominent and profitable feature of
the island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter J. Bachmann,
of ofGermantown, were down few days
last week occupying their Wildwood
avenue cottage, returning to the city
Friday afternoon. They paid their
cement sidewalk assessment in full
while down.
Maurice river cove oysters by the
.ccuart or hundred at Gem cafe. ThoS.
Il. Townsend.
The Hotel Seacrest had its full quota
of Easter guests this year. Among
those who registered were Chester
CARL, Jos. d. Frambes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry B. Francis, of Camden; VIM. D.
Donaghay, of Haddonfield; B. N. Lore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Cornwell, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Hurff, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
w. Garrison, of Bridgetan; q. L. Stur-
gess, Glassbofo; Jas. @. Hafdie, Sea
Isle City; q. E. West, Bryn Mawr; G.
u. Eichells, Newark; q. L. Bauer,
Elizabeth, Miss Mary Davies, Swarth-
more, Pa; Frank A. Miller, Pottsville;
Miss Eva Campbell, Port Elizabeth;
f. McIntire, Boston. Among the
Philadelphians were w. G. Hunter,
TT. J. Kleinhaus, Miss Hanna Smith,
M. Thiel, E. P. Rile, H. E. King, J. J.
Kearns, Henry L. Scull, B. l.. Rhodes,
Mrs. N. E. Janney, Miss Grace g.
Broomall, E. D. French, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. A. Funk, Lewis Bartram, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Delaney, Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
Cook, Frank Baingo, III. A. jerks, Jas.
s. Meade and w. g. Mannig.
Phone 24x.
w. McGuffrie and Byron Erickson,
two young printers from Court House,
made trip to Wildwood Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Koeneke spent the
Easter holidays at Swainton with
Mrs. Koeneke's mother, visiting also
Atlantic City on Sunday.
Mrs. Goodwin, Mrs. Johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas R. Vaughn and Mrs.
Newhouse, of Philadelphia, were guests
at the Home cottage on Oak avenue
over Easter.
Specials at Gem cafe Saturdays.
strawberry short cake and ice cream.
Thos. T. Townsend.
Contractor L. E. Cordery reports the
following contracts: Completion of
double cottage on Spicer avenue for
VIM. r. ellis; alterations to cottage
for Rev. ]. B. Adams on Wildwood
avenues two pavilions for I'll. II. OF
tens on Ottens canal.
Phone 24x.
For the accommodation of early buyers
the J. HI. Coombs Co. lumber yard and
office will open at $50 each morning. =
Mrs. E. McClennan and the Misses
HARRISON, of Philadelphia, are spend
ing the Easter holiday at Hotel
iSeacrest.
Misss M. Beatty and Master R. G
Beatty, of Philadelphia, are at the
Seacrest.
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