Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-01-30
THE WEEKS NEWS
FROM HOLLY BEACH
What the Resort is Doing These
January Days. Personal
Notes OF Interest
ITEMS AS PICKED UP HERE AND THERE

John Adam, who heired the estate
of the late John Hoefer, was down
last Thursday looking after his prop
erty. Mr.. Adam married Mr.. Hoefer's
daughter, who died since her fathers
death.
G. F. Reinicke, of Philadelphia, was
down on Friday last arranging to open
boarding house here soon.
The Comique Moving Picture Co.,
who have been giving exhibitions on
the boardwalk every Saturday and
Sunday nights, have secured the
Auditorium at Cape May City and will
open there four nights week, from
Monday and Thursday. They will
still continue their exhibition here as
usual.
The Ocean City Yacht Club have
arranged a schedule of sailing and
racing events for the coming season.
The schedule covers three months
from June 10Th to September 9TH.
w. G. Hawn has opened shaving
and haircutting parlor in Leigh's Office
Bldg, Pacific and Cedar aves.
Mrs. j. ID. Mech, who has been in
ill health of late, is spending portion
of the winter with relatives in Vine
land.
VIM. G. Coles, the Camden lumber
man, made a business trip to the
island on Thursday, a guest of Hotel
Fenwick.
The bill introduced last week in the
Jersey Senate changing the law in re-
gard to the killing of reed-birds is most
peculiar. 1t simply provides against
the shooting of them at night and
would If 1t became law, allow the
killing of them at all times between
sunrise and sunset.
Mr.. Herbert B. Smith, of Princeton
Seminary, the supply pastor of the
Holly Beach Presbyterian church,
will preach as usual next Sunday.
Subject in the morning at 1890, IA
Study on Moses.n Evening at 7.30,
companion sermon to the one of last
Sunday evening, viz: 1.-THE Question of
the Ages,n "What Manner of Man is
This?u Organ numbers: Morning,
Jean Baptiste's, "Song of Hope" Eve
ming, "Petite Tarantelle" by Stephen
Heller. Special vocal music by the
quartet. ali are cordially invited to
attend these services. Come and bring
your friends
Duck shooting is said to be excellent
at Tuckerton at the present time.
The water of the Raritan river is SO
polluted it is killing number of cod
fish that venture up the stream to
spawn. Hundreds of them are drifting
out into the bay. 1t has always been
said that nothing short ofgiant powder
would kill a cod but mill refuse is
doing 1t there.
The JOURNAL Is in receipt of two
pretty souvenir post cards this week
from l.. f. Butts who is visiting
Beaumont, Texas. He states that the
weather there is like that of July.
E. s. Culver d Co., the enterprising
furniture dealers, are now offering pa
irons talking machine by a unique
plan.
Senator Robert e. Hand, Cape May
County's representative in the New
Jersey State Senate, was here on Thurs
day of last week. The Senator received
one vote last week in balloting for
United States Senator at Trenton, it
being cast by Assemblyman Stille, of
Cape May county.
The second snow of the winter of any
consequence fell last Sunday night
shortly after dark, covering the ground
on the island, some ofitstill remaining.
The cold snap which set in on Sunday,
Jan. Goth, has continued ever since and
we are having nice bracing winter
weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Hanley Parker, Of
Philadelphia, were here on Wednesday
last, guests of the new Centre House.
1t is reported that number of Holly
Beach young ladies have organized a
musical club.
1t is said that well known young
lady of Holly Beach is better cook
than bookkeeper, notwithstanding
she is college graduate.
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