Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-01-16
HOLLY BEACH FIRE GO.
REFLECTS OFFICERS
What the Resort is Doing These
January Days. Personal
Notes of Interest
The WEEKS NEWS In PARAGRAPHS

The Holly Beach Fire Co., No. l.,
held its regular monthly meeting at
the borough hall Monday evening.
The annual election of officers took
place. No new candidates were
nominated and all of last years officers
were reelected as follows: G. A.
Norton, president; c. E. Ober, vice
president; S. 7. Dowler, secretary;
Gustav Anderson, treasurer. E. w.
Forcum was recommended to Mayor
Smith for re-appointment as Fire chief.
President Norton appointed a COM
mittee of three. Cecil Ober, J. ID.
Mathuse and s. T. Dowler, to confer
with similar committees appointed in
Wildwood and Anglesea, with refer
enee to providing entertainment for the
State Convention of Firemen which
will be held at Wildwood in September.
The clause in the Bylaws limiting
membership to twenty-five persons was
amended to read thirty members
Each member received check for SIS,
as annual salary, appropriated by
borough council at recent session.
Regular services at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday Jan. 20. Mr.. HI.
B. Smith, student of Princeton semi
nary will preach. Subject, 1890 a. M,
"a study on the book of Esther"
Evening, 7.3O "a Harvest Promise"
Organ number by Mr.. Smith will be
"Prelude in A" (Harrington) and
Easter Fantasie (Lerman). Special
vocal numbers by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Rudolph and Mr.. Smith. A cordial
invitation is extended to all to worship
with us. Sabbath school at 2.30 P. M.
"Come thou with us and we will do
thee good"
Complete stock Of val. laees sats re-
fduced prices toN make room FOR 1907
patterns. Read Meech's ad page S.*
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church will have sale of
home made cakes, pies and other
dainties on Saturday evening, Jan. 10th,
in the Holly Beach borough hall.
HI. L. Restrick, VIM. s. and E. R.
q. Driver, of Philadelphia, registered
at the Centre House this week.
The new addition to ellis Emporium,
Pacific and Lincoln avenues, is about
completed. The emporium with its
annex probably has as large a floor
area as any store on the island.
Jas. q. KornbIatt, paperhanger, will
do your work very reasonable and
prompt drop postal and L will call
with samples or call at 118 Garfield
avenue, Holly Beach.
The Holly Beach Board of Trade will
hold meeting at the borough hall on
Friday evening. A large attendance is
desired.
Geo. Il. Watson, civil engineer, of
Philadelphia, and Edward M. Mullin,
the Philadelphia and Baltimore sewer
contractor, made business trip to the
resort this week with reference to
repairing the sewerage system here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. English. of
Philadelphia, were guests of the Centre
House over Sunday. looking after their
Taylor avenue cottage.
Harry Welch, of Millville, spent
several days of this week here visiting
friends.
Steady progress is being made on
Undertaken B. g. Ingersoll's funeral
parlor, Pacific avenue. The general
style of the building is quite an inno-
walton on the island. Beautiful loaded
cathedral glass windows were placed
this week.
E. Yenney, the real estate man, has
been making an extended sojOurn to
New York City and Long Island.
The Seaboard Cement Stone COM
pany is making steady progress on the
fire pit and foundation of the new
West Jersey and Seashore railroad
depot. The construction of this pit,
which is the largest yet built on the
island, is difficult one and the sand
and water which are constant menances
to the work have to be watched day
and night, Water has had to be
pumped from the excavation con-
tinually for over two weeks to prevent
the flooding of the pit.
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Spirit of Progression