Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-05-08
MAY VISITORS AT
NORTH WILDWOOD
Ottens Canal Inspected. Yacht
Club to Open on Memorial Day.
Getting Ready for Base Ball
MANY INTERESTING PERSONAL ITEMS

The ideal weather of Sunday caused
an unusually large number of people
to visit the Ottens Canal and all OF
them were delighted with the great i'm.
provements that have taken place there
since the close of last season. Partic-
ularly were they impressed with the
many buildings, all neat and attractive
looking, that have been erected during
the winter and spring. Among the
visitors were many excursionists who
spent the day in boating and grabbing.
As rendezvous for those who delight
in catching the crustaceans the canal
promises to be great spot the coming
season. Last summer thousands of
crabs were caught in these waters and
this will undoubtedly be a record break
ing crab catching season on the canal.
The pretty home of the Wildwood
Yacht Club will be opened for the sum-
mer on Decoration Day and on the eve
ming of that day the annual election of
the club s officers will be held. Great
preparations are being made for the
occasion and jolly time will fall to
the lot of all those who attend.
Contractor Holm es and force of car
penters began worl on Monday morn
ing on the grand stand and bleachers
of the new base ball park adjoining the
boardwalk at 18th street. The work
will be rapidly pushed to completion
as it is proposed to play the opening
game on Decoration Day. Manager
Springer is gradually getting together
capable team of players and promises
to give the patrons of the game an
article of ball playing that they will
Henry H. Ottens is ex-
pending a large sum on the grounds
which will be the equal of any south Of
Philadelphia.
An au,Y.. Ss--r4rerrng cuunci1
was held on Friday night with Mayor
Hilton, Councilmen Coapman, Turner,
Wheaton and Young and Solicitor
Leaning present. Lorie Shivers acted
as clerk in the absence of Clerk Young.
The meeting was called especially for
the consideration of the water works
proposition. The Solicitor gave advice
as to the proceedings to be taken and
the Clerk and Solicitor were ordered to
proceed with the proper papers. Mr..
Leaning, whose house in Cape May
was partly burned not long ago, stated
that some of the borough papers had
gotten mixed up by the firemen but
were all safe and thanked Council for
their sympathy they had expressed in
his loss. Council adjourned until May
15.
North Wildwood's genial mayor,
Augustus Hilton, is busy man these
days experimenting the erection of his
new home at the corner of Pennsyl-
yania avenue and 18th street. The
house, which will be attractive and
commodious, is being constructed en-
tirely of buff brick. The mayor and
bis family expect 10 occupy IL apoul
mid-June.
J. Z. Doan, prominent business
man, of Coatesville, Pa, is having
erected on the Ottens tract a pretty and
comfortable cottage home.
Fred Robinson, who has been con-
fined to the bed with typhoid fever for
five weeks at his residence on Chest
nut avenue, is on the mend, under the
skillful care of DIR. Mace.
John w. Speckman, a popular young
lawyer, of Philadelphia, panied
by Mrs. Speckman, came to their 18th
avenue cottage on Saturday for few
days sojourn.
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